The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691231853ISBN-10:691231850UPC:9780691231853Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:World, Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions, History & TheorySize:9.29 x 6.14 x 1.81 inchesWeight:1.6513Product ID:SC9CAGBVCT
The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin
How an event once considered the greatest of all political dangers came to be seen as a solution to all social problems
Political thinkers from Plato to John Adams saw revolutions as a grave threat to society and advocated for a constitution that prevented them by balancing social interests and forms of government. The Revolution to Come traces how evolving conceptions of history ushered in a...Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691231853ISBN-10:691231850UPC:9780691231853Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:World, Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions, History & TheorySize:9.29 x 6.14 x 1.81 inchesWeight:1.6513Product ID:SC9CAGBVCT
Dan Edelstein is the William H. Bonsall Professor of French and (by courtesy) professor of political science and of history at Stanford University. His many books include On the Spirit of Rights and The Terror of Natural Right: Republicanism, the Cult of Nature, and the French Revolution.
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