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Essays on Montesquieu and the impression of his proposal from the eighteenth century to at the present time. Montesquieu (1689–1755) is considered probably the most very important thinkers of the Enlightenment. His Lettres persanes and L’Esprit des lois were learn by means of scholars and students in the course of the final centuries.

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Utilizing archival study and recorded interviews, this publication charts the improvement of yank reports in Europe in the course of the early chilly struggle. It demonstrates how negotiations happened 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 historical 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 family members are depicted within the paintings of all 3 significant Greek tragic playwrights—Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides—the individuals make clear the workings and failings of the Greek polis, and discover the potential in which sexual distinction and the town take form when it comes to one another.

Religionspolitik und Politik der Religionen in Deutschland: by Antonius Liedhegener,Gert Pickel PDF

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.