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Kahan, Alan S.

Alexis de Tocqueville / Alan S. Kahan. - New York : Continuum, ©2010. - 1 online resource (ix, 151 pages) - Major conservative and libertarian thinkers ; v. 7 . - Major conservative and libertarian thinkers ; v. 7. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-146) and index.

The essential Tocqueville -- Democracy and freedom in America -- Democracy and freedom in France -- Democracy and freedom elsewhere -- Democracy, freedom, and poverty -- Tocqueville, the neo-liberal -- Tocqueville and his readers -- Tocqueville today.

"Alexis de Tocqueville was the author of two masterpieces, Democracry in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution. In this volume, Alan S. Kahan, one of the world's leading authorities on Tocqueville's work, presents an accessible and rigorous account of the French author's ideas set in the context of his life and times. It sets out the essential tensions and ambiguities in Tocqueville's thought and analyzes the idea that made him such a compelling and insightful thinker."--Bloomsbury Publishing

ISBN: 9781441176998 (electronic bk.) 1441176993 (electronic bk.) 1283207214 9781283207218 9781501301322 (online) 1501301322 9781441173270 (paperback) 1441173277

Source: 9781441176998 codeMantra

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB995660 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019405480 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859.
Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859.
Tocqueville, Alexis ((de))

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--History & Theory.
Democracy.
Politics and government.
Politische Philosophie

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--Philosophie.
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JC229.T8 / K34 2010eb

Dewey Class. No.: 320.092