Title: Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes : the essential political writings /
Authors: Sieyès, Emmanuel Joseph, 1748-1836; Lembcke, Oliver,; Weber, Florian, 1978-; Lembcke, Oliver,; Weber, Florian, 1978-
Year: 2014
Subjects: Sieyès, Emmanuel Joseph,; Sieyès, Emmanuel Joseph,; Political science Philosophy; State, The; Constitutional law France; Constitutional history France; Constitutional history; Constitutional law; Political science; Political science Philosophy; State, The; France Politics and government; France
Contents: Introduction to Sieyes's political theory / Oliver W. Lembcke and Florian Weber -- What is the third estate? -- Reasoned exposition of the rights of man and citizen -- Controversy between Mr. Paine and M. Emanuel Syeyes -- Of the gains of liberty in society and in the representative system -- Sieyes's views concerning several articles of sections IV and V of the draft constitution -- The opinion of Sieyes concerning the tasks and organization of the constitutional jury, submitted on the second thermidor -- Constitutional observations.