El antiguo regimen y la revolucion / The Old Regime and the Revolution
Veinte años después de «La democracia en América» (CS 3418 y CS 3419), un clásico del pensamiento político, ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE (1805-1859) publicó EL ANTIGUO RÉGIMEN Y LA REVOLUCIÓN (1856), obra que combina la investigación histórica con la sociología comparada. El predominio del poder real, el crecimiento económico, la centralización administrativa, el ascenso de la burguesía y la decadencia de la aristocracia pusieron en marcha, a lo largo del siglo xviii, un proceso irreversible que desembocaría en la transformación revolucionaria de 1789. Ahora bien, pese a la cesura que significó la subversión del orden establecido, algunas tendencias iniciadas bajo el Antiguo Régimen y los elementos de continuidad histórica, especialmente el fortalecimiento del Estado, siguieron actuando en el período posterior, «de tal suerte escribe Tocqueville que para comprender bien la Revolución era preciso olvidar por un momento la Francia de nuestros días e ir a interrogar en su tumba a la Francia que ya no existe». La presente edición se basa en la cuarta edición francesa, de 1858.
HistoryEuropeFranceRevolutionaryPhilosophyPolitical
RELEASED2004
PUBLISHERAlianza Editorial
LENGTH395
LANGUAGEES
.jpg)
Alexis de TocquevilleFrench political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)
Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville (29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859), colloquially known as Tocqueville, was a French aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist and historian. He is best known for his works *Democracy in America* (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and *The Old Regime and the Revolution* (1856). In both, he analysed the improved living standards and social conditions of individuals as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. Democracy in America was published after Tocqueville's travels in the United States and is today considered an early work of sociology and political science. Tocqueville was active in French politics, first under the July Monarchy (1830–1848) and then during the Second Republic (1849–1851) which succeeded the February 1848 Revolution. He retired from political life after Louis Napoléon Bonaparte's 2 December 1851 coup and thereafter began work on *The Old Regime and the Revolution*. Tocqueville argued the importance of the French Revolution was to continue the process of modernizing and centralizing the French state which had begun under King Louis XIV. The failure of the Revolution came from the inexperience of the deputies who were too wedded to abstract Enlightenment ideals. Tocqueville was a classical liberal who advocated parliamentary government and was skeptical of the extremes of democracy. During his time in parliament, he sat on the centre-left, but the complex and restless nature of his liberalism has led to contrasting interpretations and admirers across the political spectrum. Regarding his political position, Tocqueville wrote "the word 'left' is... the word I wanted to attach to my name so that it would remain attached to it forever." **Source**: [Alexis de Tocqueville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_Tocqueville) on Wikipedia.
El antiguo regimen y la revolucion / The Old Regime and the Revolution
Veinte años después de «La democracia en América» (CS 3418 y CS 3419), un clásico del pensamiento político, ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE (1805-1859) publicó EL ANTIGUO RÉGIMEN Y LA REVOLUCIÓN (1856), obra que combina la investigación histórica con la sociología comparada. El predominio del poder real, el crecimiento económico, la centralización administrativa, el ascenso de la burguesía y la decadencia de la aristocracia pusieron en marcha, a lo largo del siglo xviii, un proceso irreversible que desembocaría en la transformación revolucionaria de 1789. Ahora bien, pese a la cesura que significó la subversión del orden establecido, algunas tendencias iniciadas bajo el Antiguo Régimen y los elementos de continuidad histórica, especialmente el fortalecimiento del Estado, siguieron actuando en el período posterior, «de tal suerte escribe Tocqueville que para comprender bien la Revolución era preciso olvidar por un momento la Francia de nuestros días e ir a interrogar en su tumba a la Francia que ya no existe». La presente edición se basa en la cuarta edición francesa, de 1858.
HistoryEuropeFranceRevolutionaryPhilosophyPoliticalPolitical SciencePolitical Freedom
RELEASED2004
PUBLISHERAlianza Editorial
LENGTH395
LANGUAGEES
Alexis de TocquevilleFrench political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)
Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville (29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859), colloquially known as Tocqueville, was a French aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist and historian. He is best known for his works *Democracy in America* (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and *The Old Regime and the Revolution* (1856). In both, he analysed the improved living standards and social conditions of individuals as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. Democracy in America was published after Tocqueville's travels in the United States and is today considered an early work of sociology and political science. Tocqueville was active in French politics, first under the July Monarchy (1830–1848) and then during the Second Republic (1849–1851) which succeeded the February 1848 Revolution. He retired from political life after Louis Napoléon Bonaparte's 2 December 1851 coup and thereafter began work on *The Old Regime and the Revolution*. Tocqueville argued the importance of the French Revolution was to continue the process of modernizing and centralizing the French state which had begun under King Louis XIV. The failure of the Revolution came from the inexperience of the deputies who were too wedded to abstract Enlightenment ideals. Tocqueville was a classical liberal who advocated parliamentary government and was skeptical of the extremes of democracy. During his time in parliament, he sat on the centre-left, but the complex and restless nature of his liberalism has led to contrasting interpretations and admirers across the political spectrum. Regarding his political position, Tocqueville wrote "the word 'left' is... the word I wanted to attach to my name so that it would remain attached to it forever." **Source**: [Alexis de Tocqueville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_Tocqueville) on Wikipedia.
More from Alexis de Tocqueville
