Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Alexis de Tocqueville, the First Social Scientist Alexis de Tocqueville, the First Social Scientist Jon Elster The book proposes a new interpretation of Alexis de Tocqueville that views him first and foremost as a social scientist rather than as a political theorist. Drawing on his earlier work on the explana… OL15186053W
Feminist interpretations of Alexis de Tocqueville Feminist interpretations of Alexis de Tocqueville Eileen Hunt Botting,Jill Locke "Explores the relationship of the life and work of Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) to modern feminisms, especially as they pertain to the analysis of gender, sex, sexuality, race, class, ethnicity,… OL16948004W
Alexis de Tocqueville Alexis de Tocqueville André Jardin A complete biography of Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859), author of *Democracy in America*. OL1917980W
Alexis de Tocqueville Alexis de Tocqueville Joseph Epstein Alexis de Tocqueville was among the first foreigners to recognize and trumpet the grandness of the American project. His two-volume classic, Democracy in America, published in 1835, not only offered … OL275188W
Soft despotism, democracy's drift Soft despotism, democracy's drift Paul Anthony Rahe "In 1989, the Cold War abruptly ended and it seemed as if the world was at last safe for democracy. But a spirit of uneasiness, discontent, and world-weariness soon arose and has persisted in Europe,… OL3461684W
Chasing the red, white, and blue Chasing the red, white, and blue Cohen, David "In 1831 a young French Aristocrat named Alexis de Tocqueville made a journey to America, traveling from New York to the frontier city of Flint, Michigan, down the Ohio River Valley and into Mississi… OL3523822W
Tocqueville between Two Worlds Tocqueville between Two Worlds Sheldon S. Wolin "Alexis de Tocqueville may be the most influential political thinker in American history. He also led an unusually active and ambitious career in French politics. In this book, one of America's most … OL4772695W