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Montesquieu and the logic of liberty : war, religion, commerce, climate, terrain, technology, uneasiness of mind, the spirit of political vigilance, and the foundations of the modern republic /
This fresh examination of the world of Montesquieu seeks to understand the short-comings of modern democracy in light of the French philosopher's insightful critique of commercial republicanism.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
©2009.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Book one. The modern republic discovered
- After the fall
- Rome eclipsed
- Carthage ascendant
- Book two. The modern republic explored
- Principles
- Uneasiness
- Partisanship
- Corruption
- Book three. The modern republic in prospect
- Nature's dominion
- commercial civilization
- Monarchy's plight
- Democracies based on commerce.