Alexis de Tocqueville, the First Social Scientist

Author	: Jon Elster
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 213
Release	: 2009-04-27
ISBN-10	: 9780521518444
ISBN-13	: 052151844X
Rating	: 4/5 (44 Downloads)

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