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The Man Who Understood Democracy - The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville
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The Man Who Understood Democracy - The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville
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A definitive biography of the French aristocrat who became one of
democracy’s greatest champions 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 authoritative
and groundbreaking 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. Placing Tocqueville’s
dedication to achieving a new kind of democracy at the center of
his life and work, Zunz traces Tocqueville’s evolution into a
passionate student and practitioner of liberal politics across a
trove of correspondence with intellectuals, politicians,
constituents, family members, and friends. While taking seriously
Tocqueville’s attempts to apply the lessons of Democracy in
America to French politics, Zunz shows that the United States, and
not only France, remained central to Tocqueville’s thought and
actions throughout his life. In his final years, with France
gripped by an authoritarian regime and America divided by slavery,
Tocqueville feared that the democratic experiment might be failing.
Yet his passion for democracy never weakened. Giving equal
attention to the French and American sources of Tocqueville’s
unique blend of political philosophy and political action, The Man
Who Understood Democracy offers the richest, most nuanced portrait
yet of a man who, born between the worlds of aristocracy and
democracy, fought tirelessly for the only system that he believed
could provide both liberty and equality.
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
First published: |
2022 |
Authors: |
Olivier Zunz
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Dimensions: |
203 x 133mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
472 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-25414-2 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-691-25414-1 |
Barcode: |
9780691254142 |
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