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Tocqueville and the Two Democracies

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HARDCOVER

$90.50 • £72.95 • €81.50

ISBN 9780674894358

Publication Date: 02/20/1989

Short

323 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

World

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  • Foreword by François Bourricaud
  • Introduction
  • I. Freedom and Equality
    • 1. Aristocracy and Democracy
    • 2. Liberty and Equality
  • II. Democracy in America and in France
    • 3. The Primacy of Law
    • 4. Democratic Government
    • 5. Political Interlude: From America to Parliament
  • III. Democracy and Revolution
    • 6. Enlightenment or Barbarism
    • 7. Prosperity or Misery
    • 8. Democratic or Revolution
    • 9. Servitude or Freedom
  • Conclusion: The Ambivalence of Democracy
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Notes
  • Index

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