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Considerations on France / Joseph de Maistre ; translated by Richard A. Lebrun.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maistre, Joseph Marie, comte de, 1753-1821, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- France--Politics and government--1789-1799.
- France.
- France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Causes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (210 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal ; London : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1974.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The present translation of Considérations sur la France is made from the critical French edition of R. de Johannet and F. Vermale (Paris: Vrin, 1936), which in turn is based on Maistre's own corrected edition of 1821.
- Contents:
- 1. Of Revolutions
- 2. Reflections on the Ways of Providence in the French Revolution
- 3. On the Violent Destruction of the Human Species
- 4. Can the French Republic Last?
- 5. The French Revolution Considered in Its Antireligious Character
- 6. On Divine Influence in Political Constitutions
- 7. Evidence of the Incapacity of the Present French Government
- 8. Of the Old French Constitution
- 9. How Will the Counter-Revolution Happen If It Comes?
- 10. On the Supposed Dangers of a Counter-Revolution
- 11. From a History of the English Revolution by David Hume.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-197) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7735-9331-4
- OCLC:
- 883909532
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