Condorcet : writings on the United States / translated, edited, and with an introduction by Guillaume Ansart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Condorcet, Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de, 1743-1794.

Contributor:

Ansart, Guillaume, 1960-

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections. English. 2012

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history.

History.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783--Early works to 1800.

United States.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Influence--Early works to 1800.

Constitutional history--United States--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

147 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Writings on the United States

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012.

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Introduction: Condorcet and America

Influence of the American Revolution on Europe

Influence of the American Revolution on the opinions and legislation of Europe

On the benefits of the American Revolution with respect to the preservation of peace in Europe

Benefits of the American Revolution with respect to the perfectibility of the human race

On the good that the American Revolution can do, through trade, to Europe and to France in particular

Conclusion

Supplement to Filippo Mazzei's researches on the United States

Ideas on despotism: for the benefit of those who pronounce this word without understanding it

Eulogy of Franklin: read at the public session of the Academy of Sciences, November 13, 1790.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-144) and index.

ISBN:

027105381X

9780271053813

OCLC:

767255899

Publisher Number:

99949188250