More than kings and less than men : Tocqueville on the promise and perils of democratic individualism /

This book explains why Tocqueville saw the central task of modern statesmanship as combating 'individualism, ' a type of civic apathy that he thought capable of robbing modern citizens of human virtue and issuing in a historically unprecedented form of despotism. It looks in depth at the m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hebert, L. Joseph (Louie Joseph), 1975-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2010.
Temas:
Tocqueville, Alexis de, > 1805-1859. > De la démocratie en Amérique.
Tocqueville, Alexis de, > 1805-1859 > Political and social views.
Tocqueville, Alexis de, > 1805-1859
Tocqueville, Alexis de. > De la démocratie en Amérique.
Tocqueville, Alexis de.
De la démocratie en Amérique (Tocqueville, Alexis de)
Democracy.
Individualism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Democracy
Individualism
Political and social views
Politics and government
Demokratie
Politische Philosophie
Individualismus
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book explains why Tocqueville saw the central task of modern statesmanship as combating 'individualism, ' a type of civic apathy that he thought capable of robbing modern citizens of human virtue and issuing in a historically unprecedented form of despotism. It looks in depth at the mechanisms he proposed for avoiding the perils and securing the promise of democracy in his own day, and discusses how Tocqueville's insights might be applied in our own time.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 213 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-203) and index.
ISBN:9780739133767
0739133764

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