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Handbook to Tocqueville: Life – Work – Reception - Hardcover

 
9783662724798: Handbook to Tocqueville: Life – Work – Reception

Synopsis

This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of Tocqueville's life, work and impact based on the current state of historical, philosophical and social science research. This volume is dedicated to an extremely multifaceted author who is still underestimated in many respects. It offers a compact and systematic presentation of various aspects of Tocqueville’s thought using a topical approach and taking into account all of his writings. Readers can rapidly and efficiently obtain substantiated information on Tocqueville's theories, central concepts and his most significant influences. Concurrently, the handbook serves as a reference for understanding Tocqueville's relationship to contemporary debates and subject areas. It also provides useful information for conceptualising teaching and research projects.

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About the Author

Dr. Skadi Siiri Krause is a fellow at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and an employee at the Ständige Vertretung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in the European Union.

Dr. phil. habil. Norbert Campagna is Associate Professor at the Université du Luxembourg and a secondary school teacher of philosophy, history, English, psychology and civics.

Prof. Dr. Oliver Hidalgo is Professor of Political Science at the University of Passau.

 

From the Back Cover

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859) is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the history of political ideas and is widely acknowledged as the founder of comparative politics. This handbook provides an overview of Tocquevilleʼs life and various aspects of his thought, taking into account all of his writings and the various influences that shaped his ideas. A comprehensive terminology section, as well as chapters on historical, subject-specific and topic-specific discourses, provide additional insight into the œuvre of Tocqueville.

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