The Legacy of the French Revolution

Hancock, Ralph C. (Editor)/ Lambert, L. Gary (Editor)/ Beneton, Philippe (Contributor)/ Ceaser, James (Contributor)/ Lambert, L. Gary (Contributor)

ISBN 10: 0847678423 / ISBN 13: 9780847678426

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, 1996

About this Item

310 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Legacy of the French Revolution
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847678423
• ISBN 13: 9780847678426
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.65 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

This collection of essays by prominent American and French scholars explores the political, cultural, and social implications of the most fundamentally formative modern event, the French Revolution. The contributors contend that the vocabulary and spirit of the French Revolution has exercised greater influence on the modern world than the more moderate and by all appearances more successful American Revolution. The Legacy of the French Revolution delineates the distinctive characters of the American and French revolutions and analyzes the different variants of democratic political traditions that have evolved from this seminal event. This book will be of particular interest to political theorists, political historians, and students of democratic theory.

About the Author

Ralph C. Hancock is associate professor of political science at Brigham Young University. L. Gary Lambert is associate professor of French at the same university.