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Sister Revolutions : French Lightning, American Light

Sister Revolutions : French Lightning, American Light

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04 Sep, 2000

What the two great modern revolutions can teach us about democracy todayThe American and French revolutions presented the world with two very different vis...

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ISBN-10:

0571199895

ISBN-13:

9780571199891

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Dimensions

8.20 X 5.50 X 0.80 inches

Language

English

Description

What the two great modern revolutions can teach us about democracy today

The 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 personalities and lives of the great figures of both revolutions, and shows how their stories added up to make two very different events.

Product Details

ISBN-10

:0571199895

ISBN-13

:9780571199891

Publisher

:Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication date

: 04 Sep, 2000

Category

: History

Sub-Category

: Military - Revolutions & Wars of Independence (See Also United States - Rev

Format

:PAPERBACK

Language

:English

Reading Level

: All

Dimension

: 8.20 X 5.50 X 0.80 inches

Weight

:318 g

Editorial Reviews

"Stimulating and provocative . . . Sister Revolutions shows not only how the French and American experiments developed but also why their differing examples have continued to beguile leaders." --Paul Gray, Time

"Dunn . . . finds some fresh things to say about this old but rich topic." --Richard Brookhiser, New York Times Book Review

About the Author

Susan Dunn is professor of French literature and the history of ideas at Williams College. She is the author of numerous critically acclaimed articles and books in political theory and historical literary criticism, and she has been the recipient of fellowships from the Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, among others.

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