Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Social Science, History
Cover of the book Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws by Charles de Montesquieu, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Charles de Montesquieu ISBN: 9781107384828
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: September 21, 1989
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
ISBN: 9781107384828
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: September 21, 1989
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

The Spirit of the Laws is, without question, one of the central texts in the history of eighteenth-century thought, yet there has been no complete, scholarly English-language edition since that of Thomas Nugent, published in 1750. This lucid translation renders Montesquieu's problematic text newly accessible to a fresh generation of students, helping them to understand quite why Montesquieu was such an important figure in the early enlightenment and why The Spirit of the Laws was, for example, such an influence upon those who framed the American constitution. Fully annotated, this edition focuses attention upon Montesquieu's use of sources and his text as a whole, rather than upon those opening passages towards which critical energies have traditionally been devoted, and a select bibliography and chronology are provided for those coming to Montesquieu's work for the first time.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The Spirit of the Laws is, without question, one of the central texts in the history of eighteenth-century thought, yet there has been no complete, scholarly English-language edition since that of Thomas Nugent, published in 1750. This lucid translation renders Montesquieu's problematic text newly accessible to a fresh generation of students, helping them to understand quite why Montesquieu was such an important figure in the early enlightenment and why The Spirit of the Laws was, for example, such an influence upon those who framed the American constitution. Fully annotated, this edition focuses attention upon Montesquieu's use of sources and his text as a whole, rather than upon those opening passages towards which critical energies have traditionally been devoted, and a select bibliography and chronology are provided for those coming to Montesquieu's work for the first time.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Peripatetic Philosophy, 200 BC to AD 200 by Charles de Montesquieu
Cover of the book Coming of Age in Nineteenth-Century India by Charles de Montesquieu
Cover of the book The Cambridge Handbook of Consumer Privacy by Charles de Montesquieu
Cover of the book After Abu Ghraib by Charles de Montesquieu
Cover of the book A Guide to MATLAB by Charles de Montesquieu
Cover of the book The New Cambridge History of the Bible: Volume 2, From 600 to 1450 by Charles de Montesquieu
Cover of the book Computational Models of Conditioning by Charles de Montesquieu
Cover of the book Plant Ecology by Charles de Montesquieu
Cover of the book Essential CNS Drug Development by Charles de Montesquieu
Cover of the book A History of Zimbabwe by Charles de Montesquieu
Cover of the book Ethics and Law for Australian Nurses by Charles de Montesquieu
Cover of the book Parables and Conflict in the Hebrew Bible by Charles de Montesquieu
Cover of the book The Geometry of Physics by Charles de Montesquieu
Cover of the book The Constitution of a Federal Commonwealth by Charles de Montesquieu
Cover of the book Information, Power, and Democracy by Charles de Montesquieu
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy