Montesquieu and the Spirit of Modernity

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Acknowledgements David W. Carrithers, Introduction: Montesquieu and the spirit of modernity I. Overture Stephen Werner, Comedy and modernity: the Lettres persanes II. Ancients and moderns Catherine Volpilhac-Auger, Montesquieu et l'imperialisme grec: Alexandre ou l'art de la conquete James W. Muller, The political economy of republicanism Diana J. Schaub, The regime and Montesquieu's principles of education Elena Russo, The youth of moral life: the virtue of the ancients from Montesquieu to Nietzsche III. Monarchy, population, taxation and justice Celine Spector, Vices prives, vertus publiques: de la Fable des abeilles a De l'esprit des lois David W. Carrithers, Montesquieu and the spirit of French finance: an analysis of his Memoire sur les dettes de l'etat(1715) Carol Blum, Montesquieu, the sex ratio and 'natural polygamy' Louis Desgraves, Montesquieu et la justice de son temps IV. Horizons of interpretation Daniel Brewer, Thinking history through Montesquieu Catherine Larrere, Montesquieu and the modern republic: the republican heritage in nineteenth-century France Index

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