1 Table of Contents: “...Prologue : setting the stage, 1504-1707 -- The early years, 1504-1556 -- Princely households...”

2 “... not 'states' in any modern sense, but primarily princely dynasties pursuing not only dynastic ambitions...”

3 Table of Contents: “...The fear of itinerant Muslims -- Prince Mubariz ud-Daula -- A fondness for military display -- A...”

4 Table of Contents: “... balance -- 5. Representative assemblies -- 6. The journalist -- 7. The education of princes -- 8. Changing...”

5 Table of Contents: “... interests -- A well-ordered republic -- The legitimacy of princely rule -- Liberta and the community...”

6 Table of Contents: “...-Europeanism after the Habsburgs -- 4. The German princes : an aristocratic fraction in the democratic age -- 5...”

7 Table of Contents: “.... On a Cold Trail -- A noble heart -- The Cossack prince -- The Kyiv manuscript -- Part III. Pieces of a...”

8 Table of Contents: “... : the dialogue on faith / Irena Paperno -- The worm of doubt : Prince Andrei's death and Russian spiritual...”

9 “...Niccolò Machiavelli's seminal work, The Prince, argued that a ruler could not govern morally...”

10 Table of Contents: “... and subnational jurisdictions / Godfrey Baldacchino, University of Prince Edward Island, Unesco co-Chair In Island...”

11 “... and to discard its darker pieces - such as feudalism and slavery, the tyranny of princes and priests...”

12 “... ranging from popes, princes, and many artists, to professionals of both mercantile and humanist background...”

13 “... of the Maratha empire and a neglected princely state under British colonial rule. This title is also available...”

14 “... and princes on the proper extent and character of their rule. They sought not only to recover and revive a...”