{"product_id":"the-tocqueville-reader-a-life-in-letters-and-politics-paperback","title":"The Tocqueville Reader: A Life in Letters and Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlivier Zunz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlan S. Kahan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tocqueville Reader\u003c\/i\u003e includes not only Tocqueville's major writing but also travel letters, conversations with ministers and politicians, and diary entries not originally intended for the public. It includes twenty-nine pieces never before translated into English, and a wide-ranging editorial introduction that gives an account of Tocqueville's life as a politician and inspirations as a writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexis de Tocqueville was one of the most influential political thinkers of the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century, and yet this is the first comprehensive collection of his written work. Born to an aristocratic family, he was consumed by the notion of democracy and traveled widely throughout the world, mainly in America, to understand it. He is the celebrated writer of \u003ci\u003eDemocracy in America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Old Regime and the Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as important essays on such subjects as poverty, colonialism, and socialism. \u003ci\u003eThe Tocqueville Reader\u003c\/i\u003e includes not only his major writing but also travel notes, letters, conversations with ministers and politicians, and diary entries not originally intended for the public. The book includes twenty-nine pieces never before translated into English, and a wide-ranging editorial introduction that gives an account of Tocqueville's life as a politician and inspirations as a writer. In this one-of-a-kind collection, students of American and European history and social thought, as well as general readers, will find a portrait of a fascinating personality and a giant of liberal thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlivier Zunz\u003c\/b\u003e is Commonwealth Professor of History at the University of Virginia and president of the Tocqueville Society. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Changing Face of Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), \u003ci\u003eMaking America Corporate\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), and \u003ci\u003eWhy the American Century?\u003c\/i\u003e (1998). He is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eReliving the Past\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Landscape of Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e (1992) and \u003ci\u003eSocial Contracts under Stress\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan S. Kahan\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History at Florida International University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAristocratic Liberalism, The Social and Political Thought of Jacob Burckhardt, John Stuart Mill, and Alexis de Tocqueville\u003c\/i\u003e (1992, 2001), and the translator of Tocqueville's \u003ci\u003eThe Old Regime and the Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (vol. 1: 1998, vol. 2: 2001).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.12 x 9.02 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52613787648307,"sku":"9780631215462","price":111.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/S1NWbXV1dXNSNkx4OXRsTUE0MVBEUT09.webp?v=1761861426","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-tocqueville-reader-a-life-in-letters-and-politics-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}