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Amazon.fr : The Spirit of Laws: Livres en anglais: Charles de Secondat,Charles de Secondat Montesquieu,Montesquieu (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | In this wide-ranging treatise on the nature of law, the famous French political philosopher Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) explores the essentials of good government; compares and contrasts despotism, monarchy, and democracy; and discusses the factors that lead to the corruption of governments. |
 | | Charles-Louis de Secondat, the jurist and political philosopher, was born at the Chateau de La Brede, near Bordeaux, France, on January 18, 1689. |
 | | Because of the success of PERSIAN LETTERS, in 1728 Montesquieu was elected to the French Academy, the French literary academy established by Cardinal de Richelieu in 1634 to maintain standards of literary taste and to establish the literary language. |
| www.amazon.fr /Spirit-Laws-Charles-Secondat/dp/1573929492 (635 words) |
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