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France before 1789
Jon Elster
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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Philosophie
Beschreibung
A masterful new account of old regime France by one of the world's most prominent political philosophers
France before 1789 traces the historical origins of France's National Constituent Assembly of 1789, providing a vivid portrait of the ancien régime and its complex social system in the decades before the French Revolution. Jon Elster writes in the spirit of Alexis de Tocqueville, who described this tumultuous era with an eye toward individual and group psychology and the functioning of institutions. Whereas Tocqueville saw the old regime as a breeding ground for revolution, Elster, more specifically, identifies the rural and urban conflicts that fueled the constitution-making process from 1789 to 1791. He presents a new approach to history writing, one that supplements the historian's craft with the tools and insights of modern social science. Elster draws on important French and Anglo-American scholarship as well as a treasure trove of historical evidence from the period, such as the Memoirs of Saint-Simon, the letters of Madame de Sévigné, the journals of the lawyer Barbier and the bookseller Hardy, the Remonstrances of Malesherbes, and La Bruyère's maxims.
Masterfully written and unparalleled in scope, France before 1789 is the first volume of a trilogy that promises to transform our understanding of constitution making in the eighteenth century. Volume 2 will look at revolutionary America in the years leading up to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 while the third volume will examine all facets of the French and American assemblies, from how they elected their delegates and organized their proceedings to how they addressed issues of separation of powers and representation.
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French nobility, Salt tax, Commoner, The Estates, Government bond, Resentment, Explanation, The Public Interest, Deliberation, Edict, Social science, Tax collector, Obstacle, Politique, Indictment, Ridicule, Lit de justice, Wealth, Social movement, Tax evasion, Louis XV of France, Narrative, Shame, Institution, Time horizon, Income, Marie Antoinette, Indirect tax, Publication, Writing, Scarcity (social psychology), Consideration, Uncertainty, Louis XIV of France, Nobility, Quid Pro Quo, Multitude, Regent, Foreign policy, Historian, Nicolas Fouquet, Tax, Courtier, Hypocrisy, Peasant, Cabinet noir, Voting, Bailiwick, Intendant, Marc Bloch, Pretext, Valet, Legislation, Seigneur, Ancien Régime, Censorship, Tax reform, Criticism, Taille, Payment, Protest, Debt, Anger, Jurisdiction, Parlement, Madame de Pompadour, Estates of the realm, Reimbursement, Scarcity, Bourgeoisie