Ancien Regime And The French Revolution (penguin Classics)
by Alexis de Tocqueville /
2008 / English / EPUB
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A powerful new translation of de Tocqueville’s influential look
at the origins of modern France
A powerful new translation of de Tocqueville’s influential look
at the origins of modern France
In this penetrating study, Alexis de Tocqueville considers the
French Revolution in the context of France’s history. de
Tocqueville worried that although the revolutionary spirit was
still alive and well, liberty was no longer its primary objective.
Just as the first Republic had fallen to Napoleon and the second
had succumbed to his nephew Napoleon III, he feared that all future
revolutions might experience the same fate, forever imperiling the
development of democracy in France.
In this penetrating study, Alexis de Tocqueville considers the
French Revolution in the context of France’s history. de
Tocqueville worried that although the revolutionary spirit was
still alive and well, liberty was no longer its primary objective.
Just as the first Republic had fallen to Napoleon and the second
had succumbed to his nephew Napoleon III, he feared that all future
revolutions might experience the same fate, forever imperiling the
development of democracy in France.
