Alexis De Tocqueville and American Intellectuals - From His Times to Ours

Informationen zum Autor By Matthew Mancini Klappentext Comprehensive in its chronology, the works it discusses, and the commentators it critically examines, Alexis de Tocqueville and American Intellectuals tells the surprising story of Tocqueville's reception in American thought and culture from the time of his 1831 visit to the United States to the turn of the twenty-first century. Zusammenfassung Comprehensive in its chronology! the works it discusses! and the commentators it critically examines! Alexis de Tocqueville and American Intellectuals tells the surprising story of Tocqueville's reception in American thought and culture from the time of his 1831 visit to the United States to the turn of the twenty-first century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Reception and Renown Chapter 2: At Old Mrs. Otis's Chapter 3: The American Old Regime Chapter 4: The Myth of Oblivion Chapter 5: Enduring Sage Chapter 6: A Cottage Industry Chapter 7: Lumpers and Splitters

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Matthew Mancini, Matthew J. Mancini
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.12.2005
• EAN: 9780742523432
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2343-2
• Pagine: 280
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Serie: American Intellectual Culture; American Intellectual Culture
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni