Tocqueville the Ancien Régime and the French Revolution

"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 unique...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859 (-)
Otros Autores: Elster, Jon, 1940- editor (editor), Goldhammer, Arthur, traductor (traductor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press 2011, ©2011.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Cambridge texts in the history of political thought.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:"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"--
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9780511977114