Alexis De Tocqueville and the Making of the Modern World
| Author | : Alan Macfarlane |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 158 |
| Release | : 2018-02-26 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1986028445 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781986028448 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Download or read book Alexis De Tocqueville and the Making of the Modern World written by Alan Macfarlane and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexis de Tocqueville was one of the greatest political scientists of all time. His Democracy in America (1835, 1840) and Ancien Regime (1856) are classics. Yet his work is not always easy to understand since it needs to be seen as a work which combines his essays, letters, travels and other materials. Through an examination of all of these, we can see that Tocqueville, more than any other thinker, understood the deep roots of individualism, equality and fraternity and in doing so the origins of the modern world. His three-way comparison of France, England, and America is unique and deeply illuminating. Alan Macfarlane, F.B.A., is an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Cambridge University and a Life Fellow of King's College. His website is alanmacfarlane.com.
