Tocqueville
a biography
by André Jardin
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In his first major biography of the author of Democracy in America, Andre Jardin traces Alexis de Tocqueville's eventful life from his birth in 1805 to aristocratic parents in postrevolutionary France, through his trip to antebellum America as a young man, his adventures in Algeria, and his political career in France's Second Republic, to his return to writing and the publication of his other classic work, L'Ancien regime et la revolution, in 1856.
Jardin also offers an illuminating critical analysis of Democracy in America, arguing that the concerns for just government that inform this famous work dominated Tocqueville's thought throughout his life.
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Politics and government, Biography, Description and travel, Historians, Travel, Statesmen, Tocqueville, alexis de, 1805-1859, France, politics and government, 1789-1900, United states, description and travel, Political scientists, Historians, france, Historians, biography, North america, description and travelPlaces
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1783-1848, 1830-1848, 1848-1870, 19th centuryShowing 7 featured editions. View all 7 editions?
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Tocqueville: A Biography
March 26, 2007, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Tocqueville: a biography
1998, John Hopkins University Press
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Alexis de Tocqueville: 1805-1859
1997, Fondo de Cultura Económica
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Tocqueville: a biography
1988, P. Halban, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [537]-538) and index.
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A complete biography of Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859), author of Democracy in America.
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