Tocquevillian Ideas: Contemporary European Perspectives - Hardcover

 
9780761863144: Tocquevillian Ideas: Contemporary European Perspectives
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0761863141 ISBN 13: 9780761863144
Publisher: University Press of America (UK), 2014

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Zbigniew Rau is professor of law at the University of Lódz and minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Poland.

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Publisher
University Press of America (UK)
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0761863141
ISBN 13 
9780761863144
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
178
Editor
Zbigniew Rau, Marek Tracz-Tryniecki