New PDF release: Montesquieu and His Legacy

Essays on Montesquieu and the effect of his inspiration from the eighteenth century to this day. Montesquieu (1689–1755) is considered probably the most vital thinkers of the Enlightenment. His Lettres persanes and L’Esprit des lois were learn through scholars and students in the course of the final centuries.

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Utilizing archival learn and recorded interviews, this booklet charts the advance of yankee stories in Europe throughout the early chilly warfare. It demonstrates how negotiations came about via a community of relationships and attracts classes for public international relations in an age whilst groups are hooked up 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 bargains a colourful exploration of the bonds among sexual distinction and political constitution in Greek tragedy. In how the acts of violence and tortured kinship kinfolk 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 capacity during which sexual distinction and the town take form relating to one another.

Religionspolitik und Politik der Religionen in Deutschland: - download pdf or read online

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.