The Ancient Regime

The Ancient Regime
Hippolyte Taine, french critic and historian (1828-1893)

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Table of Contents
-01- About this book
-02- INTRODUCTION
-03- PREFACE
-04- THE ANCIENT REGIME
-05- BOOK FIRST. THE STRUCTURE OF THE ANCIENT SOCIETY
-06- CHAPTER I. THE ORIGIN OF PRIVILEGES
-07- CHAPTER II. THE PRIVILEGED CLASSES
-08- CHAPTER III. LOCAL SERVICES DUE BY THE PRIVILEGED CLASSES
-09- CHAPTER IV. PUBLIC SERVICES DUE BY THE PRIVILEGED CLASSES
-10- BOOK SECOND. MORALS AND CHARACTERS
-11- CHAPTER I. MORAL PRINCIPLES UNDER THE ANCIENT REGIME
-12- CHAPTER II. DRAWING ROOM LIFE
-13- CHAPTER III. DISADVANTAGES OF THIS DRAWING ROOM LIFE
-14- BOOK THIRD. THE SPIRIT AND THE DOCTRINE
-15- CHAPTER I. SCIENTIFIC ACQUISITION
-16- CHAPTER II. THE CLASSIC SPIRIT, THE SECOND ELEMENT
-17- CHAPTER III. COMBINATION OF THE TWO ELEMENTS
-18- CHAPTER IV. ORGANIZING THE FUTURE SOCIETY
-19- BOOK FOURTH. THE PROPAGATION OF THE DOCTRINE
-20- CHAPTER I. SUCCESS OF THIS PHILOSOPHY IN FRANCE
-21- CHAPTER II. THE FRENCH PUBLIC
-22- CHAPTER III. THE MIDDLE CLASS
-23- BOOK FIFTH. THE PEOPLE
-24- CHAPTER I. HARDSHIPS
-25- CHAPTER II. TAXATION THE PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF MISERY
-26- CHAPTER III. INTELLECTUAL STATE OF THE PEOPLE
-27- CHAPTER IV. THE ARMED FORCES
-28- CHAPTER V. SUMMARY