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The Man Who Understood Democracy

- The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville

About The Man Who Understood Democracy

"In 1831, at the age of twenty-five, Alexis de Tocqueville made his fateful journey to America, where he observed the thrilling reality of a functioning democracy. From that moment onward, the French aristocrat would dedicate his life as a writer and politician to ending despotism in his country and bringing it into a new age. In this ... biography, leading Tocqueville expert Olivier Zunz tells the story of a radical thinker who, uniquely charged by the events of his time, both in America and France, used the world as a laboratory for his political ideas"--

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691173979
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 472
  • Published:
  • May 2, 2022
  • Dimensions:
  • 243x169x40 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 930 g.
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Expected delivery: December 1, 2024

Description of The Man Who Understood Democracy

"In 1831, at the age of twenty-five, Alexis de Tocqueville made his fateful journey to America, where he observed the thrilling reality of a functioning democracy. From that moment onward, the French aristocrat would dedicate his life as a writer and politician to ending despotism in his country and bringing it into a new age. In this ... biography, leading Tocqueville expert Olivier Zunz tells the story of a radical thinker who, uniquely charged by the events of his time, both in America and France, used the world as a laboratory for his political ideas"--

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