Pierre Manent, John Waggoner, Harvey Mansfield

Tocqueville and the Nature of Democracy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

One of France's leading and most controversial political thinkers explores the central themes of Tocqueville's writings: the democratic revolution and the modern passion for equality.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 254g
• ISBN-13: 9780847681167
• ISBN-10: 0847681165
• Artikelnr.: 26183485

Autorenporträt

Pierre Manent, former editor of the journal Commentaire and assistant to Raymond Aron, earned an advanced degree in philosophy at the Ecole Normal Superieure. He is currently Director of Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and co-editor of the journal La Pense Politique.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 The Definition of
Democracy Chapter 4 Democracy and Aristocracy Chapter 5 The Force of
Democratic Equality Chapter 6 The Social Power Chapter 7 The Mildness of
Democracy Chapter 8 Democratic Man Chapter 9 Democracy and the Nature of
Man Chapter 10 Democracy and Religion Chapter 11 Democracy and Democratic
Revolution Chapter 12 Conclusion