Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. 1. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 2. MONTESQUIEU'S STYLE AND MANNER OF WRITING 11
6. 3. HUMAN NATURE AND NATURAL LAW 20
7. 4. PARTICIPATORY REPUBLICANISM 48
8. 5. LIBERAL REPUBLICANISM 107
9. 6. THE OBSTACLES TO FREEDOM: CLIMATE, GEOGRAPHY, AND HISTORY 161
10. 7. COMMERCE AND THE CHARM OF NATIONAL DIVERSITY 200
11. 8. RELIGION 249
12. 9. NATURAL LAW AND THE PRUDENCE OF THE LEGISLATOR 260
13. NOTES 307
14. INDEX 327