Tocqueville was not only an active participant in the French
Revolution of 1848, he was also a deeply perceptive observer with a
detached attitude of mind. He saw the pitfalls of the course his
country was taking more clearly than any of his contemporaries,
including Karl Marx. Recollections was first written for
self-clarification. It is both an exciting, candid,
behind-the-scenes account of what actually happened during those
tumultuous months and a remarkably shrewd analysis that has become
an accurate forecast of future societies wrestling with the dilemma
of synthesizing equality and freedom. Thus the book has a relevance
that extends beyond France, to our own country and others, a
relevance that is explored in J.P. Mayer's new introduction. Out of
print in English for several years, Recollections is presented here
in a translation based on the definitive French edition of 1964. It
captures the wit and subtlety of mind that have made this book one
of the most popular of all Tocqueville's works. Tocqueville's own
comments, which he wrote into the manuscript, including his
variants, are given, and the editors have added explanatory notes.
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