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This 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' argument. Readers will appreciate The Ancien RÃgime 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.

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Introduction Jon Elster; Foreword; Book I; Book II; Book III.

Tocqueville The Ancien Regime and the French

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 6/20/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521718912, 978-0521718912
      ISBN10: 0521718910

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This 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' argument. Readers will appreciate The Ancien RÃgime 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.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction Jon Elster; Foreword; Book I; Book II; Book III.

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