by Maurice Joly · Galaxia Gutenberg, S.L. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788481093858
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In 'The Art of Getting Ahead,' Maurice Joly offers a sarcastic and insightful manual on social climbing. Originally published in 1867, this surprisingly current analysis explores the conditions necessary to climb in society, highlighting the importance of mediocrity and cunning. Through anecdotes of historical figures such as Cromwell and Louis XIV, Joly portrays human ambitions and defects, offering an ironic and intelligent vision on the art of 'climbing' in the world.
Maurice Joly was a French political writer and lawyer known for The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu, a political satire of Napoleon III.
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