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

By:

Mansfield, Harvey Claflin, 1932-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2010.Description: 1 online resource (124 p.) : illISBN:

9780199365487 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

320.092 23

LOC classification:

JC229.T8 M33 2010

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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.