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A study of the thought and works of Alexis de Tocqueville written by one of the premier political scientists of our time. Exploring his observations of contemporary democratic politics and his predictions for the triumph and pitfalls of democracy in the future, the volume features the new liberalism of Tocqueville's masterpiece, Democracy in America.

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He accomplishes precisely what volume of this sort ought to: an accessible synthesis of the author's work that serves both as an introduction and as a provocative study in its own right. * TLS d *

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List of Illustrations Preface : A New Kind of Liberal Chapter 1: Tocqueville's Democratic Providence Chapter 2: Tocqueville's Praise of Democracy Chapter 3: Informal Democracy Chapter 4: Democratic Despotism Chapter 5: Rational Administration Chapter 6: Tocqueville's Pride References and Further Reading Index

Tocqueville

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      Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
      Published 24 June 2010
      ISBN-13 9780195175394
      978-0195175394
      ISBN-10 0195175395

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A study of the thought and works of Alexis de Tocqueville written by one of the premier political scientists of our time. Exploring his observations of contemporary democratic politics and his predictions for the triumph and pitfalls of democracy in the future, the volume features the new liberalism of Tocqueville's masterpiece, Democracy in America.

      Trade Review
      He accomplishes precisely what volume of this sort ought to: an accessible synthesis of the author's work that serves both as an introduction and as a provocative study in its own right. * TLS d *

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Preface : A New Kind of Liberal Chapter 1: Tocqueville's Democratic Providence Chapter 2: Tocqueville's Praise of Democracy Chapter 3: Informal Democracy Chapter 4: Democratic Despotism Chapter 5: Rational Administration Chapter 6: Tocqueville's Pride References and Further Reading Index

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