The Old Regime and the Revolution
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"The Old Regime and the Great Revolution" is a work by French historian Tocqueville. It discusses the French Revolution. The original feudal system collapsed due to corruption and unpopularity. However, the social unrest did not bring about the results expected by the revolutionary party. Both the rulers and the people were eventually swallowed up by mutual anger. The author conducts an in-depth study of documents, archives and historical events related to the French Revolution, and combines his understanding of freedom to answer the following questions: why the revolution first occurred in France; why the revolution was accelerated during the most prosperous period of the old system; why the centralization of power that emerged after the Great Revolution was a continuation of the old system, etc.
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