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Alexis de Tocqueville was one of the most influential political
thinkers of the 19th century, and yet this is the first
comprehensive collection of his written work. Born to an
aristocratic family, he was consumed by the notion of democracy and
traveled widely throughout the world, mainly in America, to
understand it. He is the celebrated writer of "Democracy in
America" and "The Old Regime and the Revolution," as well as
important essays on such subjects as poverty, colonialism, and
socialism. "The Tocqueville Reader" includes not only his major
writing but also travel notes, letters, conversations with
ministers and politicians, and diary entries not originally
intended for the public. The book includes twenty-nine pieces never
before translated into English, and a wide-ranging editorial
introduction that gives an account of Tocqueville's life as a
politician and inspirations as a writer. In this one-of-a-kind
collection, students of American and European history and social
thought, as well as general readers, will find a portrait of a
fascinating personality and a giant of liberal thinking.
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