{"product_id":"the-man-who-understood-democracy-9780691254142","title":"The Man Who Understood Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Winner of the Grand Prix de la Biographie Politique\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Winner of the Prix littéraire de biographie historique Brantôme\"\u003cbr\u003e\"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year\"\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating story. . . . Zunz’s account of Beaumont and Tocqueville’s journey and the subsequent writing of \u003ci\u003eDemocracy in America\u003c\/i\u003e is riveting.\"\u003cb\u003e---Lynn Hunt, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] superbly written biography. . . . Accessible and erudite.\"\u003cb\u003e---Stephen W. Sawyer, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zunz has written what must surely be the definitive account of the public life of Alexis de Tocqueville.\"\u003cb\u003e---Alan Ryan, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A masterpiece.\"\u003cb\u003e---Peter McPhee, \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This biography gives us, often with just a few telling strokes, the ambitious but depressive young aristocrat . . . the Romantic literary self-creator . . . and the liberal politician.\"\"\u003cb\u003e---Jedediah Britton-Purdy, \u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zunz, the foremost living Tocqueville expert, sensitively and masterfully examines the Frenchman’s life in full. . . . Engaging and informative.\"\u003cb\u003e---Michael M. Rosen, \u003ci\u003eCommentary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As a narrative biography, Olivier Zunz’s \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Understood Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e succeeds tremendously. The details of Tocqueville’s life—and the events he lived through—are rendered with engaging clarity.\"\u003cb\u003e---Paul Sagar, \u003ci\u003eThe Critic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An informative biography. . . . Zunz explains what Tocqueville learned—and what he failed to notice—during his travels throughout the United States. . . . Zunz also provides a splendid account of Tocqueville’s career as a practical politician in France.\"\u003cb\u003e---Glenn C. Altschuler, \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A major new biography . . . [Zunz] is ideally matched to his subject. . . . [Tocqueville] could not have a more deeply knowledgeable biographer.\"\u003cb\u003e---Brooke Allen, \u003ci\u003eHudson Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An exhaustively researched and discretely focused biography.\"\u003cb\u003e---Barton Swaim, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Understood Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e must now stand as the authoritative biography of Alexis de Tocqueville, far surpassing the achievements of earlier biographers such as Hugh Brogan. From start to finish, it is elegantly written, judicious, erudite, and a hugely insightful and informative read.\"\u003cb\u003e---Jeremy Jennings, \u003ci\u003eTocqueville21\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A richly detailed intellectual biography. . . . Wide-ranging and meticulously argued.\" * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\"Magisterial. . . . [A] virtuosic account of Tocqueville’s life and work.\"\u003cb\u003e---Tarek Masoud, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A wide-ranging study of the life and thought of the French aristocrat. . . . [An] astute biography.\" * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\"An outstanding new biography of Alexis de Tocqueville that is sure to be the standard for years to come.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"A self-recommending biography of one of the greatest social science thinkers. Easy to read, and good for both the generalist and specialist reader.\"\u003cb\u003e---Tyler Cowen, \u003ci\u003eMarginal Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Olivier Zunz’s \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Understood Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent biography of this major figure of political philosophy. 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