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Tocquevillian Ideas: Contemporary European Perspectives

By Zbigniew Rau , Marek Tracz-Tryniecki

Book information

Publisher
UPA
Year
2014
ISBN
0761863141, 9780761863144
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1079733 bytes)
Pages
178\178
Scanned
yes
Time added
2016-01-06 16:12:24
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Description

This book offers a new, European-centered approach to Tocqueville’s thought. Although Tocqueville is often revered as a classic writer on the subject of American democracy, this book focuses on the multifaceted importance of his ideas within a European context. This collection of essays presents Tocqueville’s vision of a diverse and united Old Continent, exploring his ideas of liberty, virtue, religion, patriotism, greatness, civic participation and democracy. These thoughts are analyzed not only in the context of Tocqueville’s output, but also in the light of their potential to describe the dilemmas of contemporary Europe and to offer remedies for its problems.

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