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Thompson magisterially demonstrates how Montaigne's Essais offer a new conception of politics as perpetual negotiation. Fresh and compelling, this book will not only appeal to Montaigne specialists, but also to historians of the Renaissance and political theorists alike. --Philippe Desan, Howard L. Willett Professor in French Literature and History of Culture, the University of Chicago Thompson's Montaigne and the Tolerance of Politics is exemplary in every sense of the word. Meticulously argued, it interrupts the traditional image of Montaigne as a private and idiosyncratic thinker, and shows us how his insights into human experience bolster the difficult and sometimes strenuous work of citizenship in a globalized world. A remarkable achievement, Thompson's book is required reading for everyone interested in tolerance and the history of ideas. --Lars Tonder, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Copenhagen

"""Thompson's book is well researched, well argued, original, and insightful. His focus on the understudied political side of Montaigne's thought and life brings out an important dimension of the essayist and illuminates the phenomenon of tolerance as such."" -- Benjamin Storey, Furman University, The Review of Politics ""Thompson magisterially demonstrates how Montaigne's Essais offer a new conception of politics as perpetual negotiation. Fresh and compelling, this book will not only appeal to Montaigne specialists, but also to historians of the Renaissance and political theorists alike."" --Philippe Desan, Howard L. Willett Professor in French Literature and History of Culture, the University of Chicago ""Thompson's Montaigne and the Tolerance of Politics is exemplary in every sense of the word. Meticulously argued, it interrupts the traditional image of Montaigne as a private and idiosyncratic thinker, and shows us how his insights into human experience bolster the difficult and sometimes strenuous work of citizenship in a globalized world. A remarkable achievement, Thompson's book is required reading for everyone interested in tolerance and the history of ideas."" --Lars Tønder, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Copenhagen"

Thompson magisterially demonstrates how Montaigne's Essais offer a new conception of politics as perpetual negotiation. Fresh and compelling, this book will not only appeal to Montaigne specialists, but also to historians of the Renaissance and political theorists alike. --Philippe Desan, Howard L. Willett Professor in French Literature and History of Culture, the University of Chicago Thompson's Montaigne and the Tolerance of Politics is exemplary in every sense of the word. Meticulously argued, it interrupts the traditional image of Montaigne as a private and idiosyncratic thinker, and shows us how his insights into human experience bolster the difficult and sometimes strenuous work of citizenship in a globalized world. A remarkable achievement, Thompson's book is required reading for everyone interested in tolerance and the history of ideas. --Lars Tonder, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Copenhagen

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Douglas I. Thompson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of South Carolina.

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