Charles De Secondat,baron De Montesquieu David Lowenthal
"Republication of David Lowenthal's elegant translation of Montesquieu's neglected study of the Romans--an indispensable source for understanding the philosopher's treatment of Rome in The Spirit of the Laws--makes the book available to a new generation of English-language readers. Lowenthal's perceptive introduction and useful notes also deserve the attention of those who can read Montesquieu in the original French." --James W. Muller, University of Alaska, Anchorage
"Republication of David Lowenthal's elegant translation of Montesquieu's neglected study of the Romans--an indispensable source for understanding the ...
The essential political writings of Montesquieu--a substantial abridgment of The Spirit of the Laws, plus judicious selections from "The Persian Letters" and "Considerations of the Romans' Greatness and Decline"--are masterfully translated by Melvin Richter. Prefaced by a new fifty-page introduction by Richter for this revised edition, The Selected Political Writings displays the genius and virtuosity of Montesquieu the philosopher, social critic, political theorist, and literary stylist, whose work commands the attention of all students of the Enlightenment and of modern constitutional...
The essential political writings of Montesquieu--a substantial abridgment of The Spirit of the Laws, plus judicious selections from "The Persian Le...
