The Old Regime and the Revolution

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Originally published in French as L’Ancien Régime et la Révolution in 1856, this historical study examines the political and social structures of pre-revolutionary France. Alexis de Tocqueville argues that the French Revolution both destroyed the ancien régime and continued centralizing tendencies already present under it.

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1 episode featuring The Old Regime and the Revolution

Fukuyama tests liberal democracy’s future