The shaping of liberal politics in revolutionary France : a comparative perspective /

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Marshalling historical materials to make a descriptive argument in social theory, this wide-ranging book compares the liberal revolution in France to the liberal revolutions in England and America and argues that the causes and outcomes of these upheavals were decisive in shaping later patterns of p...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sa'adah, Anne (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1990]
Series:Princeton legacy library
Subjects:
1700-1799
Liberalism > France > History > 18th century.
Jacobins > France > History > 18th century.
Libéralisme > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Jacobins > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Jacobins
Liberalism
Politics and government
France > Politics and government > 1789-1799.
France > Politique et gouvernement > 1789-1799.
France
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • General Note on the Sources
  • INTRODUCTION. Liberalism in England, America, and France: Problems and Approaches
  • I. Another Route, a Different Liberty: Initial Options in England and America
  • II. The First French Revolution, 1789-1792: The Sources and Significance of a Moderate Defeat
  • III. The Jacobin Alternative: Toward a Second Model of Liberal Politics
  • IV. Conclusion: Liberal Politics over Time
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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