Sister revolutions : French lightning, American light

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Label

Sister revolutions : French lightning, American light

Title remainder

French lightning, American light

Statement of responsibility

Susan Dunn

Creator

• Dunn, Susan, 1945-

Subject

• France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1799
• Franse Revolutie
• Democracy -- History -- 20th century
• United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence
• Geschichte 1775-1799
• United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
• Political culture -- History -- 20th century
• Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog
• France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Influence
• Französische Revolution
• USA -- Revolution

Language

eng

Summary

"Although both revolutions professed similar Enlightenment ideals of freedom, equality, and justice, there were dramatic differences. The Americans were content to preserve many aspects of their English heritage; the French sought a complete break with a thousand years of history. The Americans accepted nonviolent political conflict; the French valued unity above all. The Americans emphasized individual rights, while the French stressed public order and cohesion." "Why did the two revolutions follow such different trajectories? What influence have the two different visions of democracy had on modern history? And what lessons do they offer us about democracy today? Susan Dunn traces the legacies of the two great revolutions through modern history and up to the revolutionary movements of our own time."--BOOK JACKET

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

973.3

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

E209

LC item number

.D85 1999

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography