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1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 474 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781316995761
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9781107189812
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9781316639436
Series Statement:
Cambridge companions online
Content:
This collection of essays is an invaluable companion for understanding the composition, reception, and contemporary legacy of Alexis de Tocqueville's classic work Democracy in America. Chapters by political theorists, intellectual historians, economists, political scientists, and community organizers explore the major intellectual influences on Tocqueville's thought, the book's reception in its own day and by subsequent political thinkers, and its enduring relevance for some of today's most pressing issues. Chapters tackle Tocqueville's insights into liberal democracy, civil society and civic engagement, social reform, religion and politics, free markets, constitutional interpretation, the history of slavery and race relations, gender, literature, and foreign policy. The many ways in which Tocqueville's ideas have been taken up - sometimes at cross-purposes - by subsequent thinkers and political actors around the world are also examined. This volume demonstrates the enduring global significance of one of the most perceptive accounts ever written about American democracy and the future prospects for self-government.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107189812
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Cambridge companion to democracy in America Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022 ISBN 9781107189812
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781316639436
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805-1859
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Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805-1859 De la démocratie en Amérique
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Demokratie
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USA
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1017/9781316995761
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