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Tocqueville's Virus

- Utopia and Dystopia in Western Social and Political Thought

About Tocqueville's Virus

In the 1850s, the social and political theorist Alexis de Tocqueville spoke of 'a virus of a new and unknown kind' to explain the inexplicable failure of the French Revolution. This book uses Tocqueville's idea of the virus to explore the fatal relationship between the concepts of utopia and dystopia in western social and political thought.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780415339612
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 332
  • Published:
  • August 2, 2007
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x23 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 580 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: July 21, 2024

Description of Tocqueville's Virus

In the 1850s, the social and political theorist Alexis de Tocqueville spoke of 'a virus of a new and unknown kind' to explain the inexplicable failure of the French Revolution. This book uses Tocqueville's idea of the virus to explore the fatal relationship between the concepts of utopia and dystopia in western social and political thought.

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