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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820580203321

Titolo

Montesquieu and his legacy [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rebecca E. Kingston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : SUNY Press, c2009

ISBN

0-7914-7743-6

1-4356-9551-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KingstonRebecca

Disciplina

320.092

Soggetti

Political science - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-321) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Montesquieu and His Legacy""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. What Montesquieu Taught:“Perfection Does Not Concern Men or Things Universally�""; ""Part I. Morals and Manners in the Work of Montesquieu""; ""2. Morals and Manners in Montesquieu�s Analysis of the British System of Liberty""; ""3. Honor, Interest, Virtue: The Affective Foundations of the Political in The Spirit of Laws""; ""4. On the Proper Use of the Stick: The Spirit of Laws and the Chinese Empire""; ""5. Montesquieu on Power: Beyond Checks and Balances""

""11. Free Speech and The Spirit of Laws in Canada and the United States: A Test of Montesquieu�s Approach to Comparative Law""""12. Montesquieu�s Persian Letters: A Timely Classic""; ""13. Montesquieu and Us""; ""14. Montesquieu and the Future of Liberalism""; ""15. Montesquieu and Liberalism: The Question of Pluralism""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""