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Condorcet and Modernity
David Williams
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Description for Condorcet and Modernity
Paperback. A full treatment of Condorcet's politics, and a major contribution to enlightenment studies from a senior scholar. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3J; HBJD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
The Marquis de Condorcet was one of the few Enlightenment ideologists to witness the French Revolution and participate as an elected politician at the centre of events during France's transition from monarchy to republic. Condorcet and Modernity explores the interaction between Condorcet's political theory, legislative pragmatism, public policy proposals and the management of change. David Williams examines key topics including rights, the civil order, the Church, the slave trade, women's civil rights, judicial reform, voting and representation, economics, monarchy, power and revolution. He explores the complex links between Condorcet as the visionary ideologist and Condorcet as the pragmatic legislator, and ... Read more
The Marquis de Condorcet was one of the few Enlightenment ideologists to witness the French Revolution and participate as an elected politician at the centre of events during France's transition from monarchy to republic. Condorcet and Modernity explores the interaction between Condorcet's political theory, legislative pragmatism, public policy proposals and the management of change. David Williams examines key topics including rights, the civil order, the Church, the slave trade, women's civil rights, judicial reform, voting and representation, economics, monarchy, power and revolution. He explores the complex links between Condorcet as the visionary ideologist and Condorcet as the pragmatic legislator, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521044646
SKU
V9780521044646
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About David Williams
David Williams is Emeritus Professor of French in the University of Sheffield. A leading scholar of enlightenment France, in 1999 he was made Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the French government.
Reviews for Condorcet and Modernity
"A superb study of a thinker long neglected. Highly recommended." C.E. Butterworth, University of Maryland College Park, CHOICE "Williams's study is a solid and valuable one." History Review of New Books "Based on an extensive array of printed and original manuscript sources, William's analysis of Condorcet's politics is a major contribution to Enlightenment studies. The book ... Read more