The Spirit of Laws: A Compendium of the First English Edition
by MONTESQUIEU
2021-01-09 22:46:16
The Spirit of Laws: A Compendium of the First English Edition
by MONTESQUIEU
2021-01-09 22:46:16
Montesquieu''s The Spirit of Laws is an enduring classic of social and political theory deserving a fresh reading every generation. The modern reader, however, is likely to find a work that ran to over a thousand pages in its two-volume first edition...
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Montesquieu''s The Spirit of Laws is an enduring classic of social and political theory deserving a fresh reading every generation. The modern reader, however, is likely to find a work that ran to over a thousand pages in its two-volume first edition a bit overwhelming. Presented here, therefore, is the first English-language compendium of The Spirit of Laws, together with the first English translation of the posthumously published treatise containing the physiological theory underlying Montesquieu''s theory of climate.
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