01881cam a22003613u 4500 27573 UtSlPG 20260610133629.0 m cr n 260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fr iso639-1 JC Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de, 1689-1755 Esprit des lois : livres I à V, précédés d'une introduction de l'éditeur Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2008 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spirit_of_Law Release date is 2008-12-20 Produced by Hélène de Mink, Laurent Vogel, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Esprit des lois" by baron de Charles de Secondat Montesquieu is a treatise on political theory published in 1748. This pioneering work in comparative law argues that political institutions must reflect a community's social and geographical realities. Montesquieu advocates for constitutional government with separation of powers and civil liberties. His classification of political systems—republican, monarchical, and despotic—profoundly influenced thinkers including America's Founding Fathers and Alexis de Tocqueville, shaping modern constitutional thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Political science Law -- Philosophy State, The Jurisprudence Janet, Paul, 1823-1899 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27573 68482 68482