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The Ancien Régime and the Revolution

By Tocqueville, Alexis De

The Ancien Régime and the Revolution Social Sciences

The Ancien Régime and the Revolution

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A powerful new translation of de Tocqueville's influential look at the origins of modern France  The Ancien Régime and the Revolution is a comparison of revolutionary France and the despotic rule it toppled. Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–59) is an objective observer of both periods – providing a merciless critique of the ancien régime, with its venality, oppression and inequality, yet acknowledging the reforms introduced under Louis XVI, and claiming that the post-Revolution state was in many ways as tyrannical as that of the King; its once lofty and egalitarian ideals corrupted and forgotten. Writing in the 1850s, Tocqueville wished to expose the return to despotism he witnessed in his own time under Napoleon III, by illuminating the grand, but ultimately doomed, call to liberty made by the French people in 1789. His eloquent and instructive study raises questions about liberty, nationalism and justice that remain urgent today. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2008-05-29
Publication Date:
2008-08-01
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
014144164X
ISBN13:
9780141441641
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Maximum Reading Age:
99
Weight:
249 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
191 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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