Old Regime and the Revolution, Volume II

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–59) was a French political thinker and historian best known for his works, Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution. François Furet (1927-97) was the leading French historian of the Revolution and, according to the New York Times, "one of the most influential French thinkers of the post-war era." Françoise Mélonio is professor emeritus of Sorbonne-University and Doctor of Letters. She is the editor of Gallimard's critical edition of Tocqueville's complete works. Alan S. Kahan is professor of British Civilization at the University of Versailles/St. Quentin.

• Translator's ForewordINTRODUCTIONby François Furet and François MélonioThe Work in ProgressThe Revolution as IdeologyNote on the Manuscriptby Françoise MélonioBOOK ONEThe Outbreak of the RevolutionCHAPTER ZEROCHAPTER ONECHAPTER TWOCHAPTER THREECHAPTER FOURCHAPTER FIVECHAPTER SIXCHAPTER SEVENAPPENDIX TO CHATERS THREE, FOUR, AND FIVEAPPENDIX TO CHAPTER FIVEBOOK TWONotes Exceroted from Tocqueville's Papers concerningthe History of the RevolutionCHAPTER ZEROCHAPTER ONECHAPTER TWOCHAPTER THREEBOOK THREENapoleonCHAPTER ZEROPart One: The Convention and the DirectoryCHAPTER ONECHAPTER TWOAPPENDIXPart Two: The Consulate and the EmpireSECTION ONESECTION TWOExcerpts from Tocqueville's Research NotesNOTES RELATING PRIMARILY TO BOOKONE OF THE FIRST VOLUMEPlansBotes on GermanyNotes of Blackstone and EnglandNotes on RussiaNOTES RELATING PRIMARILY TO BOOKTWO OF THE FIRST VOLUMENotes Taken on ToursNotes on TurgotNotes on the CahiersNOTES RELATING PRIMARILY TO BOOKTHREE OF THE FIRST VOLUMENotes on Mirabeau the ElderNotes on the PhysiocratsNotes and Variants, by Françoise MélonioIndex