Montesquieu

by Judith N. Shklar

Book Overview

One of the most original political thinkers of the Enlightenment, Montesquieu utilized his passionate belief in toleration and the moral benefits of science to construct a naturalistic system of political science based on the study of history, comparative government, and human behavior. This volume reveals Montesquieu's purpose by exploring the range of his literary output, focusing on his scandalous novel, The Persian Letters (1721), his philosophical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192876481
• ISBN13: 9780192876485
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher