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Montaigne's politics : authority and governance in the Essais / Biancamaria Fontana.
LIBRA PQ1643 .F65 2008
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fontana, Biancamaria.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592. Essais.
- Montaigne, Michel de.
- Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592--Political and social views.
- Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592.
- Political and social views.
- Physical Description:
- 205 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2008]
- Contents:
- 1 The Spirit of the Laws 26
- 2 In a Leaden Century: The Decline of Virtue 45
- 3 Freedom of Conscience: The Politics of Toleration 66
- 4 Freedom of Conscience: Governing Opinion 85
- 5 Turning the Tide: Trust and Legitimacy 104
- 6 Learning from Experience: Politics as Practice 122
- Conclusion: Montaigne's Legacy 141.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-201) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780691131221
- 0691131228
- OCLC:
- 81150469
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