Tocqueville : The Ancien Regime and the French Revolution/ ranslated by Arthur Goldhammer ; edited with an introduction by Jon Elster.

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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, 2011Description: xxxii, 280 pages ; 23 cmISBN:

9780521889803

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

LOC classification:

DC138 .T63 2011

Summary: "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's 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 defence of liberty"-- |c Provided by publisher.

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	Open Shelf	Albukhary International University LEVEL 2				DC 138 .T63 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))					Available			1100017197

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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's 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 defence of liberty"-- |c Provided by publisher.

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