The Cambridge Companion to Montesquieu

Montesquieu was among the most influential writers of the eighteenth century, and the study of his thought enriches and complicates our understanding of the Enlightenment.Following renewed interest in his writings over the last threedecades, the Cambridge Companion to Montesquieubrings together the variety of disciplinary and interpretive approaches that have shaped the scholarship on his work and legacy. ThisCompanion offers an integrated volume on Montesquieu as philosopher, novelist, historian, economic thinker, political scientist, and political theorist. It introduces readers tokey themes and ongoing debates, reflects developments in the field,breaks fresh ground, indicates avenues for future research, andprovides multiple perspectives on the relevance of Montesquieu's thought to contemporary problems in political theory.