The State of Society in France Before the Revolution of 1789 by Tocqueville
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"The State of Society in France Before the Revolution of 1789" by Alexis de Tocqueville is a historical analysis published in 1856. The book examines French society under the Ancien Régime and explores what forces triggered the Revolution. Tocqueville presents his theory of continuity, arguing that despite revolutionary efforts to break from the past, France ultimately returned to centralized autocratic rule. He analyzes the Revolution as political and social reform rather than
religious upheaval, and explores how complete class separation bred the hatred that fueled 1789. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Reeve, Henry, 1813-1895 |
| Uniform Title | L'ancien régime et la Révolution. English |
| Title |
The State of Society in France Before the Revolution of 1789 And the Causes Which Led to That Event |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Regime_and_the_Revolution |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Cindy Horton, Clarity, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (archive.org) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 51.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco |
| Subject | France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Causes |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 54187 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-54187-7 |
| Release Date | Feb 17, 2017 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1668 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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