The spirit of Montesquieu's Persian letters. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Constantine Vassiliou, Jeffrey Church, and Alin Fumurescu.
• Editors: Vassiliou, Constantine Christos; Church, Jeffrey, 1978-; Fumurescu, Alin, 1967-
• Contents: Foreword, Helena Rosenblatt Acknowledgments PART I: The Persian Letters in the History of Political Theory Chapter 1. Philosophizing the Passions: The Seraglio as Laboratory in the Persian Letters Céline Spector Chapter 2. Conflict in the Persian Letters, Pauline Kra Chapter 3. Persian Letters in Time: Adhesive Past: Bright, Unstable Present: Divergent, Fragile Futures, Michael Mosher PART II: The Persian Letters on Nature and Convention in Politics Chapter 4. Pitfalls of Abstract Ideals: Usbek on the Law of Nations, Andrea Radasanu Chapter 5. Faces of Monarchy in West and East and the Limits of Traditional Jurisprudence: Montesquieu in Dialogue with Bodin in the Persian Letters, Rebecca Kingston Chapter 6. The Struggle for Recognition and the Economy of Esteem in and out of the Seraglio, Robert Sparling PART III: The Persian Letters on Commercial Society Chapter 7. The Plague of High Finance in Montesquieu’s Persian Letters, Emily Nacol and Constantine Christos Vassiliou Chapter 8. The Political Economy of the Persian Letters; or, Self-Interest Wrongly Understood, in Three Lessons, Ryan Hanley Chapter 9. Female Modesty and the Spirit of Commerce in Montesquieu’s Persian Letters, Lee Ward Chapter 10. Rica in Paris: Sociability and Cosmopolitanism in the Persian Letters., Megan Gallagher PART IV: The Persian Letters as a Critique of Modernity Chapter 11. Who is the Hero of the Persian Letters, Jeffrey Church Chapter 12. Hiding in Plain Sight: Montesquieu as a Friendly Influence in The Persian Letters, Vickie Sullivan Chapter 13. What did Usbek—and the Reader—Know, and When Did He Know It?, John T. Scott Chapter 14. The Book of Relations: Reflections from Montesquieu's Persian Letters, Stuart Warner Chapter 15. The Unknown Chains of Enlightenment: The Irony of Philosophy or an Ironic Philosopher, Peter Lund About the Contributors
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (294 pages)
• Subjects: 843.5; Philosophy: General; Political and social views
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781666913286
• Related ISBNs: 9781666913279
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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