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Sister Revolutions: French Lightning, American Light

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Availability:In StockContributor:Susan DunnPublish date:2000-09-04Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Farrar, Straus and GirouxISBN-13:9780571199891ISBN-10:571199895UPC:9780571199891Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Modern, United StatesBook Topic:Revolutions & Wars of Independence, 18th Century, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)Size:8.20 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCCT3W9PDX

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Farrar, Straus and GirouxISBN-13:9780571199891ISBN-10:571199895UPC:9780571199891Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Modern, United StatesBook Topic:Revolutions & Wars of Independence, 18th Century, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)Size:8.20 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCCT3W9PDX

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.


Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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Susan Dunn

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