Alexis de Tocqueville

Broschiertes Buch

The Ancien Régime and the Revolution

Beschreibung

Presents a critique of the ancien regime, with its venality, oppression and inequality, yet acknowledges the reforms introduced under Louis XVI, and claiming that the post-Revolution state was in many ways as tyrannical as that of the King. This book raises questions about liberty, nationalism and justice.

Autor

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) was a historian, social critic, and politician. He is best-known for his keen his insights in Democracy in America, but made equally important observations about the French Revolution.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 191mm x 127mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 250g
• ISBN-13: 9780141441641
• ISBN-10: 014144164X
• Artikelnr.: 23363476