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Travels with Tocqueville Beyond America

byJeremy Jennings

Jeremy Jennings follows Alexis de Tocqueville beyond the famous American journey that produced Democracy in America. Travels through Europe, North Africa, and political upheaval reveal how observation of places and institutions shaped Tocqueville's thinking about democracy, empire, revolution, religion, liberty, and equality. The intellectual biography connects private experience with public argument and shows a writer continually revising his conclusions. Jennings presents travel as Tocqueville's method of comparative politics: encountering unfamiliar societies allowed him to test assumptions about France and to recognize both democratic promise and the dangers of domination.

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780674275607