The spirit of the laws / Montesquieu ; translated and edited by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller...
The spirit of the laws / Montesquieu ; translated and edited by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller...
The spirit of the laws / Montesquieu ; translated and edited by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller, Harold Samuel Stone.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Uniform title
Date
1989.
Call Numbers
DH/1287
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
- French
- English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xlvii, 757 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Principal events in Montesquieu's life -- Bibliographical note -- translator's preface -- List of abbreviations -- Author's foreword -- Preface -- Part I: 1. On laws in general -- 2. On laws deriving directly from the nature of the government -- 3. On the principles of the three gove...
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Analytical title
De l'esprit des lois
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1989.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
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 1750. This lucid translation renders Montesquieu's problematic text newly accessible to a fresh generation of students, helping them to understand why Montesquieu w...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The spirit of the laws / Montesquieu ; translated and edited by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller, Harold Samuel Stone.
Variant title
De l'esprit des lois
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
Cambridge texts in the history of political thought
Translation of: De l'esprit des lois.
Bibliography: p. 723-733.
Mitchell Library copy at DH/1287: Part of the Donald Horne Collection, East Bank, Shelf 12, Shelf 13.
Language note
Translation of: De l'esprit des lois.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
DH/1287
Record Identifier
74VKVoG4mO43
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ISBN
0521369746 (pbk.)
9780521361835
0521361834
9780521369749 (pbk.)
DDC
320
MMS ID
991024168717102626
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