The Old Regime and the French Revolution / The Ancien Régime and the Revolution Book by Alexis de Tocqueville

The Old Regime and the French Revolution is Alexis de Tocqueville’s classic study of what caused the French Revolution.

France in the eighteenth century was the most powerful state in Europe — and the scene of a revolution that changed the world. This book examines the old order, the revolution that overthrew it, and the ideas that came out of it.

Key themes include:

• The old regime and its crises
• Revolution, rights and the people
• Democracy, empire and reaction
• The French legacy in the modern world

Who should read it: readers interested in French history and the age of revolutions.

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