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The Anthem Companion to Alexis de Tocqueville

The Anthem Companion to Alexis de Tocqueville

Anthem Companion to Alexis de Tocqueville

Daniel Gordon

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Wimbledon Publishing
Año de edición:
2019
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Teoría social
ISBN:
9781783089758

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’The Anthem Companion to Alexis de Tocqueville’ contains original interpretations of Tocqueville’s major writings on democracy and revolution as well as his lesser- known writings on colonies, prisons and minorities. Each chapter compares Tocqueville’s ideas on a given subject with those of other leading social theorists.

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