Alexis de Tocqueville and the Art of Democratic Statesmanship |
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Editor:
| Danoff, Brian Hebert, L. Joseph |
Contribution by:
| Danoff, Brian Hebert, L. Joseph Barker, Derek Boyd, Richard Carresse, Paul Dzur, Albert W. Habib, Khalil M. Lawler, Peter Augustine McWilliams Barndt, Susan Pangle, Thomas L. Parsons, William B. Schaff, Jon D. Taylor IV, F. Flagg Tessitore, Aristide Tocqueville, Alexis de Williams, Conor Williamson, Thad |
ISBN: | 978-0-7391-4530-2 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $67.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville famously called for 'a new political science' that could address the problems and possibilities of a 'world itself quite new.' For Tocqueville, the democratic world needed not just a new political science, but also new arts of statesmanship and leadership. In this volume, editors Brian Danoff and L. Joseph Hebert, Jr. have brought together a diverse set of essays which reveal that Tocqueville's understanding of democratic statesmanship remains highly...
More DescriptionIn 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville famously called for 'a new political science' that could address the problems and possibilities of a 'world itself quite new.' For Tocqueville, the democratic world needed not just a new political science, but also new arts of statesmanship and leadership. In this volume, editors Brian Danoff and L. Joseph Hebert, Jr. have brought together a diverse set of essays which reveal that Tocqueville's understanding of democratic statesmanship remains highly relevant today.