New PDF release: Montesquieu and His Legacy

Essays on Montesquieu and the impact of his proposal from the eighteenth century to this day. Montesquieu (1689–1755) is thought of as the most vital thinkers of the Enlightenment. His Lettres persanes and L’Esprit des lois were learn by means of scholars and students through the final centuries.

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Utilizing archival study and recorded interviews, this publication charts the advance of yank stories in Europe throughout the early chilly struggle. It demonstrates how negotiations came about via a community of relationships and attracts classes for public international relations in an age whilst groups are attached via multi-hub, multi-directional networks.

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Explores the connections among sexual distinction and political constitution in old Greek tragedy. This assortment deals a colourful exploration of the bonds among sexual distinction and political constitution in Greek tragedy. In taking a look at how the acts of violence and tortured kinship kin are depicted within the paintings of all 3 significant Greek tragic playwrights—Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides—the members make clear the workings and failings of the Greek polis, and discover the capability wherein sexual distinction and town take form with regards to one another.

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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.