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Tocqueville on American character : why Tocqueville's brilliant exploration of the American spirit is as vital and important today as it was nearly two hundred years ago / Michael A. Ledeen.
LIBRA - Special DC36.98 .T63 L42 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ledeen, Michael Arthur, 1941-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859.
- National characteristics, American.
- Political and social views.
- United States--Civilization.
- United States.
- Civilization.
- Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859--Political and social views.
- Tocqueville, Alexis de.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First St. Martin's Griffin edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- Following the success of "Machiavelli on Modern Leadership", Ledeen now revives Tocqueville's philosophies on American religion, the press, money, class structure, racism, and the role of government and applies the Frenchman's advice to today's leaders and current events.
- Contents:
- 1. Dynamic people driven by internal conflicts
- 2. Religious faith anchored by secular institutions
- 3. Rugged individualists with a genius for cooperation
- 4. Isolationists called to international leadership
- 5. Apostles of freedom tempted by luxurious tyranny.
- Notes:
- "Truman Talley books."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-220) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0312252315 :
- 9780312252311
- OCLC:
- 49876498
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