Tocqueville
Subtitle: The Ancien Régime and the French Revolution
By: translated by Arthur Goldhammer ; edited with an introduction by Jon Elster
Contributors: Elster, Jon, 1940- editor; Goldhammer, Arthur, 1946- translator
Series: Cambridge texts in the history of political thought
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780521889803; 9780521718912
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Causes; History
Work titles: Ancien régime et la Révolution
Description: "This new 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's argument. 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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.