托克维尔和他的代表作《旧制度与大革命》何以在中国突然蹿红?无非,许多人从该书所反映的法国大革命前的情形中依稀看到了当今中国的“影子”。特别是,按照托克维尔的分析,法国的经济繁荣反而积累了引燃革命的因子。而今天的中国正处在社会转型期,经济发展较快,各方面的社会矛盾也在积累。 Tocqueville and his masterpiece, “The Old System and the Great Revolution,” suddenly became extremely popular in China? Many people read the “shadow” of China today from the pre-French revolution reflected in the book. In particular, according to Tocqueville’s analysis, France’s economic prosperity has instead accumulated a factor that ignited the revolution. Today, China is in a period of social transition with rapid economic development and various social conflicts.