On Tocqueville: Democracy and America
- ISBN-10
- 0871407043
- ISBN-13
- 9780871407047
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 259
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liveright Publishing Corporation
- Author
- Alan Ryan
Description
Featuring excerpts from Democracy in America and The Old Regime & Revolution, an exploration of the observations on American life from a 19th-century French philosopher prove that his thoughts on “American Exceptionalism” are still relevant today.
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