Montesquieu's 'The Spirit of the Laws'
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"separation of powers" and "balances and checks"
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- ISBN 9781839982941
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 170 x 245mm
- Publication Date: 06 Feb 2024
- Publisher: Anthem Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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The Spirit of the Laws not only systematizes the foundational ideas of “separation of powers” and “balances and checks,” it provides the decisive response to the question of whether power in the nation-state can be limited in the aftermath of the Westphalian settlement of 1648. It describes a civilizational change through which power becomes domesticated, with built-in resistance to attempts to absolutize (or make total) political power. As such, it is the Bible of modern politics, now made more accessible to English readers than it ever has been.
W. B. Allen studies and writes broadly in political philosophy and history, with special focus on traditions of self-government and liberalism.
