Volney: ‘The Ruins' and ‘Catechism of Natural Law' (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) - Hardcover

Constantin Volney; Edited And Translated By Colin Kidd; Translated By Lucy Kidd

 
9781108493109: Volney: ‘The Ruins' and ‘Catechism of Natural Law' (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
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ISBN 10: 1108493106 ISBN 13: 9781108493109
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2024

Synopsis

Fresh, modern translation of a major French Revolutionary text, which argues for popular sovereignty in the form of a dream-tale.

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About the Authors

Colin Kidd is Wardlaw Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews. Brought up in the west of Scotland, he was educated at Cambridge, Harvard and Oxford, where he was a Fellow of All Souls between 1987 and 1994, and again from 2005 to 2019. He has been a regular contributor to the London Review of Books, New Statesman and Guardian. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and was awarded an OBE in the 2023 New Year Honours List.

Lucy Kidd is a former writer, who published three romantic novels, one historical, earlier in her career. Born in the United States, she was educated at Harvard University and the Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier. More recently, she has worked in Scotland in the TEFL/TESL sector. Her interests are in music, literature and modern languages.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108493106
ISBN 13 
9781108493109
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
249

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