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Book SynopsisThis book explores the origins of the Declaration in the political thought and practice of the preceding three centuries that Tocqueville designated the "Old Regime."
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Contributors; Declaration on the rights of man and of the citizen; Introduction Dale Van Kley; Part I. Context: 1. Old regime origins of democratic liberty David D. Bien; 2. From the lessons of French history to truths for all times and all people: the historical origins of an anti-historical declaration Dale Van Kley; 3. Betwixt cattle and men: Jews, blacks, and women, and the declaration of the rights of man Shanti Marie Singham; 4. The idea of a declaration of rights Keith Michael Baker; Part II. Text: 5. National sovereignty and the general will: the political program of the declaration of rights J. K. Wright; 6. Safeguarding the rights of the accused: lawyers and political trials in France, 1716-1789 David A. Bell; 7. Religious toleration and freedom of expression Raymond Birn; 8. Property, sovereignty, the declaration of the rights of man, and the tradition of French jurisprudence Thomas E. Kaiser; Glossary; Abbreviations; Notes; Index.
