Tocqueville
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521718910
ISBN-13
9780521718912
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 20th, 2011
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
392 grams
Dimensions
14.40 x 21.50 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
European historyModern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900HistoryEuropean history
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This translation of an undisputed classic aims to be both accurate and readable. 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.
This 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 Regime 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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