Tocqueville : The Ancien Râegime and the French Revolution / t ranslated by Arthur Goldhammer ; edited with an introduction by Jon Els ter.

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Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859

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TextSeries: Cambridge texts in the history of political thoughtPublication details: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2011, Ã2011.Description: xxxii, 280 pages ; 23 cmISBN:

9780521889803
0521889804
9780521718912 (pbk.)
0521718910 (pbk.)

Uniform titles:

Ancien râegime et la Râevolution. English

Subject(s):

France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Causes

DDC classification:

944.04 22

Summary: "This new translation of an undisputed classic aims to be both accur ate and readable. Tocqueville's subtlety of style and profundity of tho ught offer a challenge to readers as well as to translators. As both a Tocqueville scholar and an award-winning translator, Arthur Goldhammer is uniquely qualified for the task. In his Introduction, Jon Elster dra ws on his recent work to lay out the structure of Tocqueville's argumen t. Readers will appreciate The Ancien Râegime and the French Revolution for its sense of irony as well as tragedy, for its deep insights into political psychology, and for its impassioned defense of liberty"-- Provided by publisher.

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"This new translation of an undisputed classic aims to be both accur ate and readable. Tocqueville's subtlety of style and profundity of tho ught offer a challenge to readers as well as to translators. As both a Tocqueville scholar and an award-winning translator, Arthur Goldhammer is uniquely qualified for the task. In his Introduction, Jon Elster dra ws on his recent work to lay out the structure of Tocqueville's argumen t. Readers will appreciate The Ancien Râegime and the French Revolution for its sense of irony as well as tragedy, for its deep insights into political psychology, and for its impassioned defense of liberty"-- Provided by publisher.

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Tocqueville : The Ancien Râegime and the French Revolution / t ranslated by Arthur Goldhammer ; edited with an introduction by Jon Els ter.