1 option
Tocqueville, democracy, and social reform / by Michael Drolet.
Van Pelt Library JK216.T7193 D766 2003
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Drolet, Michael, 1962-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859.
- Tocqueville, Alexis de.
- Democracy--United States.
- Democracy.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 310 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
- Summary:
- Alexis de Tocqueville is best known as the author of "Democracy in America" and "The Ancien Regime and the Revolution." Yet among his contemporaries he was also esteemed for his brilliant investigations on social issues such as prison reform, pauperism and the plight of abandoned children. This study explores the intellectual and social context of these neglected yet startlingly innovative writings and it reveals how they proved central to the composition of those works for which Tocqueville is best known.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-301) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1403915679
- OCLC:
- 52197539
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.