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Tocqueville was not only an active participant in the French Revolution of 1848, he was also a deeply perceptive observer with a detached attitude of mind. He saw the pitfalls of the course his country was taking more clearly than any of his contemporaries, including Karl... Read Full Overview

Alexis-Charles-Henri Cl rel de Tocqueville (1805 - 1859) was a French political thinker and historian best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes: 1835 and 1840). In both he analyzed the improved living standards and social conditions of individuals,... Read Full Overview

Recuerdos es la obra m s personal de Alexis de Tocqueville. Recoge sus impresiones, sus dudas y sus reflexiones privadas acerca de las personas con las que tuvo contacto a lo largo de su vida pol tica. No son unas memorias al uso, ni tampoco un relato hist rico en sentido... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Ces Souvenirs, publies en 1893, ont ete lus, relus et maintes fois cites, en raison d'abord d'une qualite litteraire qui ne faillit pas: l'art du portrait, le genie de la formule, la lucidite du temoin produisent des morceaux de bravoure saisissants. Source historique sur l'... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

One of the towering figures of nineteenth-century political thought, Alexis de Tocqueville is best known for his masterpiece Democracy in America. In this lesser-known work, The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville, readers are treated to a more personal and intimate portrait... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview