Tocqueville
Reeks: Classic Thinkers
James T. Schleifer
- Alexis
- de
- Tocqueville,
- a
- French
- aristocrat
- paradoxically
- famous
- for
- his
- insights
- into
- democracy
- and
- equality,
- is
- one
- of
- history’s
- greatest
- analysts
- of
- American
- society
- and
- politics.
- His
- contributions
- to
- political
- theory
- and
- sociology
- are
- of
- enduring
- significance.This
- book,
- from
- one
- of
- the
- world’s
- leading
- experts,
- is
- a
- clearly
- written
- and
- accessible
- introduction
- to
- Tocqueville’s
- social
- and
- political
- theories.
- Schleifer
- guides
- readers
- through
- his
- two
- major
- works,
- Democracy
- in
- America
- (1835/40)
- and
- The
- Old
- Regime
- and
- the
- Revolution
- (1856),
- as
- well
- as
- his
- working
- papers,
- correspondence,
- and
- other
- writings.
- Schleifer
- examines
- Tocqueville’s
- essential
- themes
- and
- explores
- the
- various
- meanings
- of
- his
- key
- terms,
- including
- equality,
- democracy,
- liberty,
- and
- revolution.
- He
- combines
- a
- skillful
- exposition
- of
- Tocqueville’s
- analysis
- of
- the
- beneficial
- and
- harmful
- consequences
- of
- democracy
- with
- a
- crystal
- clear
- discussion
- of
- his
- often
- overlooked
- economic
- ideas
- and
- social
- reform
- proposals.Schleifer
- traces
- both
- the
- overall
- unity
- and
- the
- significant
- changes
- in
- Tocqueville’s
- ideas,
- demonstrating
- the
- complexity
- and
- subtlety
- of
- his
- thought
- and
- the
- importance
- of
- his
- legacy.
- It
- will
- be
- essential
- reading
- for
- all
- scholars,
- students,
- and
- general
- readers
- interested
- in
- the
- history
- of
- political
- thought,
- political
- theory,
- American
- politics,
- and sociology.
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