Tocqueville and American Civilization

ISBN-13: 9781560007036 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 125 str.

Max Lerner

Opis

Originally published in 1966, Lerner's study is an introduction to both Tocqueville's life and thought. . The new introduction by Robert Schmuhl traces the influence of Tocqueville on Lerner, showing how Democracy in America became an abiding point of reference in Lerner's thinking about the United States and the world at large.

Spis treści

1. Some Paradoxes 2. The Making of a Social Thinker 3. The Making of a Book 4. Master Ideas, Structure, Style 5. The Polity: Power, Law, and the Elite 6. Freedom in a Mass Society 7. Culture, Personality, and the Good Life 8. Last Years: Politics, History, and Belief

O autorze

Samuel E. Wallace (Edited by)