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Tocqueville: The Ancien Régime and the French Revolution

By Jon Elster (Editor) , Arthur Goldhammer (Translator) , Alexis de Tocqueville (author)

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
0521718910, 9780521718912, 0521889804, 9780521889803
LCC
DC138 .T6313 2011
Google Books ID
S3rFibldtbwC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1565473 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Edition
1
Pages
321\321
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

This new translation of an undisputed classic aims to be both accurate and readable. Tocqueville's subtlety of style and profundity of thought 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 draws on his recent work to lay out the structure of Tocqueville' argument. Readers will appreciate The Ancien Régime 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.

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