Tocqueville and beyond
Subtitle: essays on the Old Regime in honor of David D. Bien
By: edited by Robert M. Schwartz and Robert A. Schneider.
Contributors: Bien, David D.; Schwartz, Robert M., 1944 June 6-; Schneider, Robert Alan.
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Newark
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
Subjects: Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859, -- Congresses.; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Causes -- Congresses.; France -- History -- 18th century -- Congresses.; France -- Civilization -- 18th century -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Tocqueville & beyond
Description: "This collection of essays by French and American historians testifies to the enduring importance of Alexis de Tocqueville's The Old Regime and the French Revolution, first published in 1856. Highly original in its day and now recognized as a classic, The Old Regime has since the 1970s stimulated considerable research and improved our understanding of the French Old Regime.

Tocqueville and Beyond joins this trend to offer both an appreciation and critique of Tocqueville's remarkable book. From the wide-ranging perspectives of privileged nobles, men of letters, rural life, and the evolution of centralization and liberty in France as well as the Dutch Republic, these essays attest to the continuing significance of Tocqueville's classic study."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-289) and index.
Essays developed out of a conference held at the University of Michigan, May 21-22, 1997.