内容简介
Thisnewtranslationofanundisputedclassicaimstobebothaccurateandreadable.Tocqueville'ssubtletyofstyleandprofundityofthoughtofferachallengetoreadersaswellastotranslators.AsbothaTocquevillescholarandanaward-winningtranslator,ArthurGoldhammerisuniquelyqualifiedforthetask.InhisIntroduction,JonElsterdrawsonhisrecentworktolayoutthestructureofTocqueville'argument.ReaderswillappreciateTheAncienRégimeandtheFrenchRevolutionforitssenseofironyaswellastragedy,foritsdeepinsightsintopoliticalpsychologyandforitsimpassioneddefenseofliberty.
作者简介
JonElsterhastaughtattheUniversitédeParisVIII,theUniversityofOslo,theUniversityofChicago,ColumbiaUniversityandtheCollègedeFrance.Heistheauthoroftwenty-threebookstranslatedintoseventeenlanguages,includingUlyssesandtheSirens(1979),SourGrapes(1983),MakingSenseofMarx(1985),AlchemiesoftheMind(1999),ExplainingSocialBehavior(2007),Ledésintéressement(2009),AlexisdeTocqueville:TheFirstSocialScientist(CambridgeUniversityPress,2009)andL'Irrationalité(2010).ProfessorElsterisamemberoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences,theNorwegianAcademyofScienceandAcademiaEuropaea,andCorrespondingFellowoftheBritishAcademy.ArthurGoldhammerhastranslatedmorethan100worksfromFrench,includingTocqueville'sDemocracyinAmerica.Heisathree-timerecipientoftheFrench-AmericanFoundationtranslationprize.FrancemadehimaChevalierdel'OrdredesArtsetdesLettresandtheAcadémieFran?aiseawardedhimitsMédailledeVermeil.
