Ancien Regime and the Revolution
$25.41
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2008
Summary
A new translation of this classic text.
The Ancien Regime 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 regime, with its venality, oppression, and inequality. Yet, he acknowledges the reforms introduced under Louis XVI and claims that the post-Revolution state was in many ways as tyrannical as that of the King, i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141441641 |
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| ISBN-10: | 014144164X |
| Author: | Alexis de Tocqueville, Gerald Bevan |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2008 |
| Weight: | 246g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 127mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
About The Author
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) was a historian, social critic, and politician. He is best-known for his keen insights in Democracy in America, but he made important observations about the French Revolution as well.
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