Author: Alexis de TocquevillePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The Old Regime and the Revolution
Author: Alexis de TocquevillePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The Old Régime in Canada
Author: Francis ParkmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
The Old Regime in Canada (Classic Reprint)
Author: Francis ParkmanPublisher:
ISBN: 9781330686461
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Excerpt from The Old Regime in Canada "The physiognomy of a government," says De Tocqueville, "can best be judged in its colonies, for there its characteristic traits usually appear larger and more distinct. When I wish to judge of the spirit and the faults of the administration of Louis XIV., I must go to Canada. Its deformity is there seen as through a microscope." The monarchical administration of France, at the height of its power and at the moment of its supreme triumph, stretched an arm across the Atlantic and grasped the North American continent. This volume attempts to show by what methods it strove to make good its hold, why it achieved a certain kind of success, and why it failed at last. The political system which has fallen, and the antagonistic system which has prevailed, seem, at first sight, to offer nothing but contrasts; yet out of the tomb of Canadian absolutism come voices not without suggestion even to us. Extremes meet, and Autocracy and Democracy often touch hands, at least in their vices. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Literary Underground of the Old Regime
Author: Robert DarntonPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674536579
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Robert Darnton introduces us to the shadowy world of pirate publishers, garret scribblers, under-the-cloak book peddlers, smugglers, and police spies that composed the literary underground of the Enlightenment. By drawing on an ingenious selection of previously hidden sources, he reveals for the first time the fascinating story of this eighteenth-century counterculture that has virtually disappeared from history.
Canadian Books in Print. Author and Title Index
Author: Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN:
Category : Canada Imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1610
Book Description
The Book News Monthly
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1510
Book Description
Canadian Books in Print 2002
Author: Marian ButlerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780802049759
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
The Anarchist Cookbook
Author: William PowellPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387570226
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The Anarchist Cookbook will shock, it will disturb, it will provoke. It places in historical perspective an era when "Turn on, Burn down, Blow up" are revolutionary slogans of the day. Says the author" "This book... is not written for the members of fringe political groups, such as the Weatherman, or The Minutemen. Those radical groups don't need this book. They already know everything that's in here. If the real people of America, the silent majority, are going to survive, they must educate themselves. That is the purpose of this book." In what the author considers a survival guide, there is explicit information on the uses and effects of drugs, ranging from pot to heroin to peanuts. There i detailed advice concerning electronics, sabotage, and surveillance, with data on everything from bugs to scramblers. There is a comprehensive chapter on natural, non-lethal, and lethal weapons, running the gamut from cattle prods to sub-machine guns to bows and arrows.
The Official Overstreet
Author: Robert M. OverstreetPublisher: House of Collectibles
ISBN: 9780876378205
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
The bible of the comic book industry is updated for 2002 with Web site information, tips about grading and caring for comics, and more than 1,500 black-and-white photos.
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