TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tocqueville,Alexis de
AU  - Elster,Jon
AU  - Goldhammer,Arthur
TI  - Tocqueville: The Ancien Régime and the French Revolution 
T2  - Cambridge texts in the history of political thought
SN  - 9780521889803
AV  - DC138 .T6313 2011
U1  - 944.04 ELS/Toc 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - France
KW  - History
KW  - Revolution, 1789-1799
KW  - Causes
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "This new translation of an undisputed classic aims to be both accurate and readable. Tocqueville's subtlety of style and profundity of thought offer a challenge to readers as well as to translators. As both a Tocqueville scholar and an award-winning translator, Arthur Goldhammer is uniquely qualified for the task. In his Introduction, Jon Elster draws on his recent work to lay out the structure of Tocqueville's argument. Readers will appreciate The Ancien Régime and the French Revolution for its sense of irony as well as tragedy, for its deep insights into political psychology, and for its impassioned defense of liberty"--
ER  -