The Ancien Régime and the Revolution (Penguin Classics)

The Ancien Régime and the Revolution (Penguin Classics)

A powerful new translation of de Tocqueville's influential look at the origins of modern FranceÂ

The Ancien RÃ©gime and the Revolution is a comparison of revolutionary France and the despotic rule it toppled. Alexis de Tocqueville (1805â€“59) is an objective observer of both periods â€“ providing a merciless critique of the ancien rÃ©gime, 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 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 1734876
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2008-07-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780141441641

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	1734876
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2008-07-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780141441641

The Ancien Régime and the Revolution (Penguin Classics)

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