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Tocqueville [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Harvey C. Mansfield.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2010.Description: 1 online resource (124 p.) : illISBN:
  • 9780199365487 (ebook) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 320.092 23
LOC classification:
  • JC229.T8 M33 2010
Online resources: Summary: This title uncovers the man behind the landmark 'Democracy in America', a book still considered one of the best sources for anyone trying to understand American democracy. Tocqueville was a liberal and a thinker whose life's experiences - his aristocratic ancestry, his ventures in politics, and his voyages abroad - shaped his writings. His work expressed his passion for political liberty and insistence on human greatness.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This title uncovers the man behind the landmark 'Democracy in America', a book still considered one of the best sources for anyone trying to understand American democracy. Tocqueville was a liberal and a thinker whose life's experiences - his aristocratic ancestry, his ventures in politics, and his voyages abroad - shaped his writings. His work expressed his passion for political liberty and insistence on human greatness.

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