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French Political Thought from Montesquieu to Tocqueville - Liberty in a Levelled Society? (Hardcover)
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French Political Thought from Montesquieu to Tocqueville - Liberty in a Levelled Society? (Hardcover)
Series: Ideas in Context
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This study makes a major contribution to our understanding of one
of the most important and enduring strands of modern political
thought. Annelien de Dijn argues that Montesquieu's aristocratic
liberalism - his conviction that the preservation of freedom in a
monarchy required the existence of an aristocratic 'corps
intermediaire' - had a continued impact on post-revolutionary
France. Revisionist historians from Furet to Rosanvallon have
emphasised the impact of revolutionary republicanism on
post-revolutionary France, with its monist conception of politics
and its focus on popular sovereignty. Dr de Dijn, however,
highlights the persistence of a pluralist liberalism that was
rooted in the Old Regime, and which saw democracy and equality as
inherent threats to liberty. She thus provides an alternative
context in which to read the work of Alexis de Tocqueville, who is
revealed as the heir not just of Restoration liberals, but also of
the Royalists and their hero, Montesquieu.
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