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How Long Does it Take to Read Montesquieu and the Despotic Ideas of Europe?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 2 minutes to read Montesquieu and the Despotic Ideas of Europe by Vickie B. Sullivan

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Description

Montesquieu is famous as a tireless critic of despotism, which he associates overtly with Asia and the Middle East and not with the apparently more moderate Western models of governance found throughout Europe. However, Vickie B. Sullivan argues that a creaful reading of Montesquieu's enormously influential The Spirit of the Law reveals the surprising result that he recognizes that Europe itself is susceptible to despotic practices - and that the threat emanates not from the East but rather from certain despotic ideas that inform Western institutions and practices. Sullivan guides readers through Montesquieu's sometimes veiled yet sharply critical accounts of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Aristotle, and Plato, as well as various Christian thinkers have brough forth despotic ideas in the form, for example, of brutal Machiavellianism, of Hobbes's justifications for the rule of one, of Plato's reasoning that denied slaves the right of natural defense, and of the Christian teachings that equated heresy with treason. Such ideas, Montesquieu shows, inform such revered European institutions as the French monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church. In this new reading of Montesquieu's masterwork, Sullivan corrects the misconception that it offers simple, objective observations, showing it to be instead a powerful critique of European politics that would become remarkably and regrettably prescient after Montesquieu's death, when despotism repeatedly emerged in Europe with virulent intensity. -- from dust jacket.

How long is Montesquieu and the Despotic Ideas of Europe?

Montesquieu and the Despotic Ideas of Europe by Vickie B. Sullivan is 301 pages long, and a total of 75,551 words.

This makes it 102% the length of the average book. It also has 92% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Montesquieu and the Despotic Ideas of Europe Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 52 minutes to read Montesquieu and the Despotic Ideas of Europe aloud.

What Reading Level is Montesquieu and the Despotic Ideas of Europe?

Montesquieu and the Despotic Ideas of Europe is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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