Tocqueville and old regime / Richard Herr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herr, Richard, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859. Ancien régime et la Révolution.

Tocqueville, Alexis de.

Tocqueville, Alexis de,-1805-1859.-Ancien râegime et la râevolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1962.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Professor Herr's brief and attractively presented Tocqueville and the Old Regime is to be commended to all who are interested in Tocqueville and his great hook on The Ancien Regime and the RevolutionOriginally published in 1962.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface to Present Edition

Contents

I. The Archives of Touraine

II. From Empire to Old Regime

III. Aristocracy or Democracy?

IV. Democracy or Tyranny?

V. Liberty or Equality?

VI. From Politics to History

VII. The Skill of the Kings of France

VIII. From Old Regime to Revolution

IX. Old Regime as Tract . . .

X. . . . and as History

First References

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780691624051

0691624054

9780691650661

0691650667

9781400879311

1400879310

OCLC:

927296808