Sister Revolutions
French Lightning, American Light
What the two great modern revolutions can teach us about democracy todayThe American and French revolutions presented the world with two very different visions of democracy. Although both professed similar Enlightenment ideals of freedom, equality, and justice and set similar political agendas, there were also fundamental differences. The French sought a complete break with a thousand years of history; the Americans were content to preserve many aspects of their English heritage. Why did the two revolutions follow such different trajectories? And what lessons do they offer us about democracy today? In lucid narrative style, Dunn captures the…
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- ISBN: 978-0-571-19989-1
- EAN: 9780571199891
- Produktnummer: 9476777
- Verlag: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3PL
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
- Seitenangabe: 272 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.6 cm 367 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 367
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Susan Dunn
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