L'ancien régime et la révolution by Alexis de Tocqueville
"L'ancien régime et la révolution" by Alexis de Tocqueville is an essay published in 1856. Writing decades after the French Revolution, Tocqueville investigates its origins and challenges conventional understanding. He argues the Revolution was not a sudden break but the culmination of centuries-long processes, particularly state centralization. Examining why France—the most politically advanced nation—experienced such upheaval, he reveals paradoxes: the Revolution both destroyed and continued the old regime's institutions, and progress itself
accelerated the collapse of feudal society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859 |
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| Title | L'ancien régime et la révolution |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Regime_and_the_Revolution Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Ancien_R%C3%A9gime_et_la_R%C3%A9volution |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 59.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco |
| Subject | France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Causes |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 54339 |
| Release Date | Mar 10, 2017 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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