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.