Sister revolutions
Subtitle: French lightning, American light
By: Susan Dunn.
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Democracy -- History -- 20th century; Political culture -- History -- 20th century; United States -- History -- Revolution,  1775-1783 -- Influence; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Influence; United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783; France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1799
Description: "Although both revolutions professed similar Enlightenment ideals of freedom, equality, and justice, there were dramatic differences. The Americans were content to preserve many aspects of their English heritage; the French sought a complete break with a thousand years of history. The Americans accepted nonviolent political conflict; the French valued unity above all. The Americans emphasized individual rights, while the French stressed public order and cohesion."--BOOK JACKET.

"Why did the two revolutions follow such different trajectories? What influence have the two different visions of democracy had on modern history? And what lessons do they offer us about democracy today? Susan Dunn traces the legacies of the two great revolutions through modern history and up to the revolutionary movements of our own time."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.