A description of American political life, which describes American society and accounts for its nature and its conflicts in an historical analysis of the nation's origins among different parties of European settlers.
A description of American political life, which describes American society and accounts for its nature and its conflicts in an historical analysis of ...
This new abridged translation of "Democracy in America" reflects the rich Tocqueville scholarship of the past forty years, and restores chapters central to Tocqueville's analysis absent from previous abridgments including his discussions of enlightened self-interest and the public's influence on ethical standards. Judicious notes and a thoughtful Introduction offer aids to the understanding of a masterpiece of nineteenth-century social thought that continues in our own day to illuminate debates about the roles of liberty and equality in American life."
This new abridged translation of "Democracy in America" reflects the rich Tocqueville scholarship of the past forty years, and restores chapters ce...
Alexis de Tocqueville s Democracy in America has been recognized as an indispensable starting point for understanding American politics. From the publication of the second volume in 1840 until his death in 1859, Tocqueville continued to monitor political developments in America and committed many of his thoughts to paper in letters to his friends in America. He also made frequent references to America in many articles and speeches. Did Tocqueville change his views on America outlined in the two volumes of Democracy in America published in 1835 and 1840? If so, which of his views changed and...
Alexis de Tocqueville s Democracy in America has been recognized as an indispensable starting point for understanding American politics. From the publ...
Alexis de Tocqueville s Democracy in America has been recognized as an indispensable starting point for understanding American politics. From the publication of the second volume in 1840 until his death in 1859, Tocqueville continued to monitor political developments in America and committed many of his thoughts to paper in letters to his friends in America. He also made frequent references to America in many articles and speeches. Did Tocqueville change his views on America outlined in the two volumes of Democracy in America published in 1835 and 1840? If so, which of his views changed and...
Alexis de Tocqueville s Democracy in America has been recognized as an indispensable starting point for understanding American politics. From the publ...
Alexis de Tocqueville gilt als Begrunder der vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft. In diesem Buch vertieft er seinen Gedanken uber die Tyrannei demokratisch gewahlter Regierungen (Tyrannei der Mehrheit). Nachdruck des Originals von 1867.
Alexis de Tocqueville gilt als Begrunder der vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft. In diesem Buch vertieft er seinen Gedanken uber die Tyrannei demokrat...
