Montesquieu

ISBN-13: 9781009249096 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 262 str.

Lyon) Volpilhac-Auger Catherine (Ecole Normale Superieure

Opis

How it came about that a man who was in no way destined for literature and politics authored texts considered foundational for modern democracies.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Monsieur de La Brède (1689–1705); 2. From La brède to Secondat de Montesquieu (1705–1713); 3. From Secondat to Montesquieu (1713–1721); 4. Taking Wing (1722–1727); 5. Europe on the horizon (1728–1731); 6. A new departure (1731–1738); 7. 'A labor of twenty years' (1736–1748); 8. The march to glory (1749–1755); 9. The final battle.