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The spirit of laws; a compendium of the first English edition, together with an English translation of An essay on causes affecting minds and characters (1736-1743)

A classic of social and political theory. This book contains the physiological theory underlying Montesquieu's theory of climate.
Print Book, English, c1977
University of California Press, Berkeley, c1977
xxxv, 479 p. ill.
9780520034556, 0520034554
1323073271
Preface Note on the Text Chronological Table of Major Events in Montesquieu's Life Abbreivations Introduction The Spirit of Laws An Essay on Causes Affecting Minds and Characters Appendices