Sieyes: Political Writings - Including the Debate Between Sieyes and Tom Paine in 1791 (Paperback)

The abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes (1748-1836) distinguished himself as the chief theoretician of the French Revolution--and as a revolutionary constitutional and social theorist in his own right--through his rigorously analytical theory of representative government and its corollary, the representative character of social life in general. He expressed the essence of his thought in a series of three pamphlets published in the months leading up to the meeting of the Estates-General in 1789. This volume presents all three essays-- Views of the Executive Means , An Essay on Privileges , and What Is the Third Estate? --in their entirety. The third essay, in a new translation by Michael Sonenscher, is followed by Sieyes's 1791 newspaper debate with Tom Paine on the merits of monarchy versus republicanism. Elucidated by Sonenscher's insightful Introduction, these texts will fascinate anyone interested in the history of the French Revolution, the history of social and political thought, or the origins and character of modern liberalism.

General

Imprint:	Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2003
Authors:	Emmanuel Sieyes
Editors:	Michael Sonenscher
Dimensions:	216 x 139 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-87220-430-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-87220-430-8
Barcode:	9780872204300

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