{"product_id":"volney-9781108717267","title":"Volney","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fresh modern translation of a major French Revolutionary text, whose arguments for popular sovereignty are couched in the form of an Oriental dream-tale. This is a forgotten bestseller in the history of political thought which was translated by Thomas Jefferson and hugely influenced radical poets from Shelley to Whitman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslators' preface; Introduction; Chronology of Volney's life; Further reading; Biographical notes; The Ruins; Catechism of Natural Law; Appendix I. Volney's endnotes and sources; Appendix II. Volney's Black Egyptianist passages; Appendix III. Significant textual variants; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019412963671,"sku":"9781108717267","price":24.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781108717267.jpg?v=1750780197","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/volney-9781108717267","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}