The Cambridge Companion to Democracy in America

ISBN-13: 9781316639436 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 504 str.

Richard Boyd

Opis

These essays explore important themes and contemporary legacies of Alexis de Tocqueville's classic work Democracy in America.

Recenzje

'The political, scholarly, and intellectual range of the contributors is impressive …' Raymond Hain, Society

Spis treści

Introduction: Revisiting 'Democracy in America' in the Twenty-First Century Richard Boyd; Part I. Sources and Contexts: 1. Tocqueville and the Philosophy of the Enlightenment Ryan Patrick Hanley; 2. Tocqueville's Dialogues Aurelian Craiutu; 3. Fugitive Aristocracy: Tocqueville's Search for Remnants of the Ancien Régime Richard Avramenko; Part II. Receptions and Applications: 4. Tocqueville's Conservatism and the Conservative's Tocqueville Richard Boyd; 5. Tocqueville and the Political Left in America: Heeding a Call for Decisive Action Robert T. Gannett, Jr.; 6. Democracy in the (Other) America José Antonio Aguilar Rivera; 7. Tocqueville in Japan and China: Readings and Questions James T. Schleifer; 8. Tocqueville and Anti-Americanism Alan Levine; Part III. Genres and Themes: 9. 'Ideas for the Intellect and Emotions for the Heart': The Literary Dimensions of Democracy in America Christine Dunn Henderson; 10. Tocquevillian Association and the Market Rachael K. Behr and Virgil Henry Storr; 11. Tocqueville on the Federal Constitution Jeremy D. Bailey; 12. Religion in Democracy in America Carson Holloway; 13. Tocqueville's Puritans Joshua Mitchell; Part IV. Democracy's Enduring Challenges: 14. Tocqueville's American Girls: Women, Manners, and the Engendering of Democracy Eileen Hunt Botting; 15. Picturing American Democracy: Tocqueville, Morrison, and the 'Three Races' Lawrie Balfour; 16. Democracy in America in the Twenty-First Century: New Challenges of Diversity and Inequality Rogers M. Smith.