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• A note on the text

  15 avril 2020, par Stewart

  The first version of Thomas Nugent’s translation in 1750 was based on the original 1748 edition, supplemented by lists of corrections forwarded to him in 1749 while the translation was in progress. Later on, Nugent incorporated additions to subsequent French editions without specifying which (…)

• Remarks on the present translation

  26 octobre 2018, par Stewart

  Addition of 2 February 2024
  A revision with respect to the rendering of mœurs into English. Originally I argued that mœurs is essentially a synonym of manières or coutumes, with which it is often associated in The Spirit of Law, particularly insofar as these and similar terms often appear (…)

• Table of contents

  19 juin 2018, par Stewart

  Foreword
  Remarks on the present translation
  A note on the text Common abbreviations Brief list of Montesquieu’s principal references
  Glossary
  On the Spirit of Law
  Preface
  Part I
  Book I. On law in general
  Book II. On laws which derive directly from the nature of the government (…)