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Tocqueville's insights beyond American democracy explored.
If you've ever been fascinated by the mind that dissected American democracy, "Travels With Tocqueville" takes you on a broader journey. Jeremy Jennings spotlights the less traversed paths of Tocqueville, places where he grappled with Catholicism, nationalism, and colonization. It's a fresh angle on a familiar intellectual figure—perfect if you're looking to deepen your understanding of Tocqueville's far-reaching political thought.
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ISBN: 9780674275607
Authors:
Jeremy Jennings
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date of Publication: 2023-03-21
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.71
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A revelatory intellectual biography of Tocqueville, told through his wide-ranging travels—most of them, aside from his journey to America, barely known. It might be the most famous journey in the history of political thought: in 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville sailed from France to the United States, spent nine months touring and observing the political culture of the fledgling republic, and produced the classic Democracy in America. But the United States was just one of the many places documented by the inveterate traveler. Jeremy Jennings follows Tocqueville’s voyages—by sailing ship, stagecoach, horseback, train, and foot—across Europe, North Africa, and of course North America. Along the way, Jennings reveals underappreciated aspects of Tocqueville’s character and sheds new light on the depth and range of his political and cultural commentary. Despite recurrent ill health and ever-growing political responsibilities, Tocqueville never stopped moving or learning. He wanted to understand what made political communities tick, what elite and popular mores they rested on, and how they were adjusting to rapid social and economic change—the rise of democracy and the Industrial Revolution, to be sure, but also the expansion of empire and the emergence of socialism. He lauded the orderly, Catholic-dominated society of Quebec; presciently diagnosed the boisterous but dangerously chauvinistic politics of Germany; considered England the freest and most unequal place
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Tocqueville's insights beyond American democracy explored.
If you've ever been fascinated by the mind that dissected American democracy, "Travels With Tocqueville" takes you on a broader journey. Jeremy Jennings spotlights the less traversed paths of Tocqueville, places where he grappled with Catholicism, nationalism, and colonization. It's a fresh angle on a familiar intellectual figure—perfect if you're looking to deepen your understanding of Tocqueville's far-reaching political thought.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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