Condorcet
Subtitle: writings on the United States
By: translated, edited, and with an introduction by Guillaume Ansart
Contributors: Ansart, Guillaume, 1960-
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780271053813
Subjects: Politics and government; Constitutional history; Early works to 1800; Influence; History
Other titles: Writings on the United States
Work titles: Selections
Description: "An English translation of the writings of French constitutional theorist Nicolas de Condorcet (1743-94) on the United States. Subjects include the American Revolution, federal Constitution, and the emerging political culture in the United States"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Condorcet and America; title: Influence of the American Revolution on Europe; title: Influence of the American Revolution on the opinions and legislation of Europe; title: On the benefits of the American Revolution with respect to the preservation of peace in Europe; title: Benefits of the American Revolution with respect to the perfectibility of the human race; title: On the good that the American Revolution can do, through trade, to Europe and to France in particular; title: Conclusion; title: Supplement to Filippo Mazzei's researches on the United States; title: Ideas on despotism: for the benefit of those who pronounce this word without understanding it; title: Eulogy of Franklin: read at the public session of the Academy of Sciences, November 13, 1790.