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Essays on Montesquieu and the effect of his notion from the eighteenth century to this day. Montesquieu (1689–1755) is thought of as essentially the most very important thinkers of the Enlightenment. His Lettres persanes and L’Esprit des lois were learn via scholars and students through the final centuries.

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Utilizing archival examine and recorded interviews, this booklet charts the advance of yankee reviews in Europe through the early chilly struggle. It demonstrates how negotiations happened via a community of relationships and attracts classes for public international relations in an age while groups are attached via multi-hub, multi-directional networks.

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Dieser Band beschäftigt sich mit einem zunehmend wichtigeren Bereich der politischen Auseinandersetzung in Deutschland: der Religionspolitik. Nicht nur Demonstrationen mit religions- bzw. islamkritischem Inhalt, sondern auch vielfältige Themen politischer Entscheidung von der Religionsfreiheit und staatlichen Regulierung von faith bis hin zu Biopolitik, Sterbehilfe und Lebensschutz zeigen die Bedeutung religiöser wie auch säkular geprägter Positionen in öffentlichen Diskussionen und politischen Streitthemen.