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22%OFFSheldon S. Wolin - Tocqueville between Two Worlds: The Making of a Political and Theoretical Life - 9780691114545 - V9780691114545
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Tocqueville between Two Worlds: The Making of a Political and Theoretical Life

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Description for Tocqueville between Two Worlds: The Making of a Political and Theoretical Life Paperback. Alexis de Tocqueville may be the most influential political thinker in American history. He also led an unusually active and ambitious career in French politics. This book presents interpretations of Tocqueville's major works and of his place in intellectual history. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 928.
Alexis de Tocqueville may be the most influential political thinker in American history. He also led an unusually active and ambitious career in French politics. In this magisterial book, one of America's most important contemporary theorists draws on decades of research and thought to present the first work that fully connects Tocqueville's political and theoretical lives. In doing so, Sheldon Wolin presents sweeping new interpretations of Tocqueville's major works and of his place in intellectual history. As he traces the origins and impact of Tocqueville's ideas, Wolin also offers a profound commentary on the general trajectory of Western political life ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
Number of Pages
662
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691114545
SKU
V9780691114545
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About Sheldon S. Wolin
Sheldon S. Wolin is Emeritus Professor of Politics, Princeton University. He also taught for many years at the University of California, Berkeley. His most famous book, Politics and Vision: Continuity and Innovation in Western Political Thought, influenced a generation of political theorists.

Reviews for Tocqueville between Two Worlds: The Making of a Political and Theoretical Life
Honorable Mention for the 2001 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Government and Science, Association of American Publishers Winner of the David Easton Award "Wolin offers a Tocqueville who is extraordinarily complex, deeply conflicted and by no means the uncritical booster of democratic possibility he is sometimes made out to be... Tocqueville Between Two Worlds is as much an intellectual ... Read more

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