TY - BOOK AU - Mansfield,Harvey Claflin TI - Tocqueville: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 9780199365487 (ebook) : AV - JC229.T8 M33 2010 U1 - 320.092 23 PY - 2010/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Tocqueville, Alexis de, KW - Democracy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780195175394.001.0001 ER -