Tocqueville
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Tocqueville And The Nature Of Democracy
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Author : Pierre Manent
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 1996
Tocqueville And The Nature Of Democracy written by Pierre Manent and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Business & Economics categories.
One of France's leading and most controversial political thinkers explores the central themes of Tocqueville's writings: the democratic revolution and the modern passion for equality. What becomes of people when they are overcome by this passion and how does it transform the contents of life? Pierre Manent's analysis concludes that the growth of state power and the homogenization of society are two primary consequences of equalizing conditions. The author shows the contemporary relevance of Tocqueville's teaching: to love democracy well, one must love it moderately. Manent examines the prophetic nature of Tocqueville's writings with breadth, clarity, and depth. His findings are both timely and highly relevant as people in Eastern Europe and around the world are grappling with the fragile, complicated, and frequently contradictory nature of democracy. This book is essential reading for students and scholars of political theory and political philosophy, as well as general readers interested in the nature of modern democracy.
Alexis De Tocqueville On Democracy Revolution And Society
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Author : Alexis de Tocqueville
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1980
Alexis De Tocqueville On Democracy Revolution And Society written by Alexis de Tocqueville and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Political Science categories.
Alexis de Tocqueville possessed one of the most fertile sociological imaginations of the nineteenth century. For more than 120 years, his uncanny predictive insight has continued to fascinate thinkers, and his writings have continued to influence our interpretations of history and society. His analyses of many issues remain relevant to current social and political problems. In this volume John Stone and Stephen Mennell bring together for the first time selections from the full range of Tocqueville's writings, selections that illustrate the depth of his insight and analysis.
Tocqueville Unveiled
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Author : Robert T. Gannett
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2003-09-15
Tocqueville Unveiled written by Robert T. Gannett and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-15 with History categories.
Drawing on his unprecendented access to Tocqueville's papers, Robert T. Gannett Jr reveals the ingenuity of Tocqueville's analyses of issues such as landownership, administrative centralization, and public opinion in pre-reolutionary France.
The Restless Mind
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Author : Peter Augustine Lawler
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 1993
The Restless Mind written by Peter Augustine Lawler and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Philosophy categories.
This book offers the most comprehensive account yet published of Alexis de Tocqueville's extraordinary thought and life. Peter Augustine Lawler makes clear the understanding of the human condition that is at the foundation of Tocqueville's mixed and elusive view of human liberty.
Alexis De Tocqueville
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Author : Joseph Epstein
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
Alexis De Tocqueville written by Joseph Epstein and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with History categories.
Alexis de Tocqueville was among the first foreigners to recognize the potential of a new land called the United States. His classic work Democracy in America, first published in 1835, was not only a vivid portrait of the new nation, but also a startlingly accurate forecast of its future. From the influence of evangelical Christianity to the advent of our “consumer society,” many of de Tocqueville’s predictions have come true. Bestselling author Joseph Epstein revisits de Tocqueville’s legacy, providing a fresh account of his classic travels in America. Epstein explains how de Tocqueville, introverted and prone to self-doubt, arrived at such a profoundly influential interpretation of this new country and its government. Alexis de Tocqueville: Democracy’s Guide is a compelling portrait of the Frenchman who would become an American icon. Joseph Epstein is the author of, among other books, Snobbery: The American Version, Fabulous Small Jews (a collection of stories), Envy, and Friendship: An Exposé. He was the editor of The American Scholar between 1974 and 1997, and for many years taught in the English Department at Northwestern University. His essays and stories have appeared in the New Yorker, Commentary, the Atlantic Monthly, and other magazines.
Tocqueville A Very Short Introduction
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Author : Harvey C. Mansfield
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-07-13
Tocqueville A Very Short Introduction written by Harvey C. Mansfield and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-13 with Philosophy categories.
No one has ever described American democracy with more accurate insight or more profoundly than Alexis de Tocqueville. After meeting with Americans on extensive travels in the United States, and intense study of documents and authorities, he authored the landmark Democracy in America, publishing its two volumes in 1835 and 1840. Ever since, this book has been the best source for every serious attempt to understand America and democracy itself. Yet Tocqueville himself remains a mystery behind the elegance of his style. Now one of our leading authorities on Tocqueville explains him in this splendid new entry in Oxford's acclaimed Very Short Introduction series. Harvey Mansfield addresses his subject as a thinker, clearly and incisively exploring Tocqueville's writings--not only his masterpiece, but also his secret Recollections, intended for posterity alone, and his unfinished work on his native France, The Old Regime and the Revolution. Tocqueville was a liberal, Mansfield writes, but not of the usual sort. The many elements of his life found expression in his thought: his aristocratic ancestry, his ventures in politics, his voyages abroad, his hopes and fears for America, and his disappointment with France. All his writings show a passion for political liberty and insistence on human greatness. Perhaps most important, he saw liberty not in theories, but in the practice of self-government in America. Ever an opponent of abstraction, he offered an analysis that forces us to consider what we actually do in our politics--suggesting that theory itself may be an enemy of freedom. And that, Mansfield writes, makes him a vitally important thinker for today. Translator of an authoritative edition of Democracy in America, Harvey Mansfield here offers the fruit of decades of research and reflection in a clear, insightful, and marvelously compact introduction.
Tocqueville S Moral And Political Thought
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Author : Marinus Richard Ringo Ossewaarde
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2004
Tocqueville S Moral And Political Thought written by Marinus Richard Ringo Ossewaarde and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Free enterprise categories.
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Tocqueville
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Author : Lucien Jaume
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2013-03-21
Tocqueville written by Lucien Jaume and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-21 with Philosophy categories.
Many American readers like to regard Alexis de Tocqueville as an honorary American and democrat--as the young French aristocrat who came to early America and, enthralled by what he saw, proceeded to write an American book explaining democratic America to itself. Yet, as Lucien Jaume argues in this acclaimed intellectual biography, Democracy in America is best understood as a French book, written primarily for the French, and overwhelmingly concerned with France. "America," Jaume says, "was merely a pretext for studying modern society and the woes of France." For Tocqueville, in short, America was a mirror for France, a way for Tocqueville to write indirectly about his own society, to engage French thinkers and debates, and to come to terms with France's aristocratic legacy. By taking seriously the idea that Tocqueville's French context is essential for understanding Democracy in America, Jaume provides a powerful and surprising new interpretation of Tocqueville's book as well as a fresh intellectual and psychological portrait of the author. Situating Tocqueville in the context of the crisis of authority in postrevolutionary France, Jaume shows that Tocqueville was an ambivalent promoter of democracy, a man who tried to reconcile himself to the coming wave, but who was also nostalgic for the aristocratic world in which he was rooted--and who believed that it would be necessary to preserve aristocratic values in order to protect liberty under democracy. Indeed, Jaume argues that one of Tocqueville's most important and original ideas was to recognize that democracy posed the threat of a new and hidden form of despotism.
Alexis De Tocqueville
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Author : Hugh Brogan
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2010-08-06
Alexis De Tocqueville written by Hugh Brogan and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
As the son of a noble family which was nearly wiped out in the Revolution and as an ambitious politician during the July Monarchy and the Second Republic, Alexis de Tocqueville had a front seat at the revolutionary drama of his time. In 1831 Tocqueville made the famous voyage to the United States which led to his masterpiece, Democracy in America, one of the most vital works in the history of democratic thought. 'One of the delights of this remarkable biography is to let its readers see the past as if it were the present, through the eyes of civilised Frenchmen like Tocqueville ... A biography as humane, learned, humorous and perceptive as this extends our knowledge of ourselves and where we came from, as well as painting an incomparable portrait of one of the sharpest and most sympathetic writers of all time' Hilary Spurling, Observer A magisterial book by an eminent scholar of both European and American history, this will stand as the standard biography of Tocqueville for years to come.
Alexis De Tocqueville
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Author : Hugh Brogan
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2007-01-01
Alexis De Tocqueville written by Hugh Brogan and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A comprehensive portrait of the great French political thinker explores his life, work, travels in the United States, and writing of "Democracy in America."