How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians

A primer on campaigning in ancient Rome that reads like a strategy memo from a modern political...
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Author: Quintus Tullius Cicero
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Language: English
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How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians by Cicero, Quintus Tullius

How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians

€18,25

How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians

€18,25
Author: Quintus Tullius Cicero
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

A primer on campaigning in ancient Rome that reads like a strategy memo from a modern political consultant

How to Win an Election is an ancient Roman guide for campaigning that is as up-to-date as tomorrow's headlines. In 64 BC when idealist Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest orator, ran for consul (the highest office in the Republic), his practical brother Quintus decided he needed some no-nonsense advice on running a successful campaign. What follows in his short letter are timeless bits of political wisdom, from the importance of promising everything to everybody and reminding voters about the sexual scandals of your opponents to being a chameleon, putting on a good show for the masses, and constantly surrounding yourself with rabid supporters. Presented here in a lively and colorful new translation, with the Latin text on facing pages, this unashamedly pragmatic primer on the humble art of personal politicking is dead-on (Cicero won)--and as relevant today as when it was written.

A little-known classic in the spirit of Machiavelli's Prince, How to Win an Election is required reading for politicians and everyone who enjoys watching them try to manipulate their way into office.

Author: Quintus Tullius Cicero
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 02/13/2012
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.80w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780691154084


Review Citation(s):
Christianity Today 04/01/2012 pg. 78
New York Times Book Review 07/29/2012 pg. 15
New York Times Book Review 08/05/2012 pg. 26
New York Review of Books 11/22/2012 pg. 20

About the Author
Philip Freeman is the author of many books, including Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar (all Simon & Schuster). He received his PhD from Harvard University and holds the Qualley Chair of Classical Languages at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.

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