num_pages: 300
description: The book analyzes French society before the French Revolution — the so-called "Ancien Régime" — and investigates the causes and forces that brought about the Revolution. It is one of the major early historical works on the French Revolution.
language: English
title: The Old Regime and the French Revolution
titlecomplete: The Old Regime and the French Revolution
genres: Sociology, History, Classics, Philosophy, France, European History, Politics, Political Science, French Revolution, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 2221
awards: awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: French-American Foundation Translation Prize
category: Non-fiction
publisher: Anchor