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What did Tocqueville's work,'The Old Regime and the Revolution', analyze?

  • The effect of government on fish populations

  • The influence of the French Revolution

  • The socio-political climate post-French Revolution

  • The scientific advancements during the revolution

Answer

Tocqueville's work, The Old Regime and the Revolution, analyzes the socio-political climate post-French Revolution. He argues that the Revolution was a result of the growing social and economic inequality that had developed in France during the Ancien Régime. He also argues that the Revolution was not a sudden event, but rather the culmination of a long period of social and economic change.
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