Individual Choice and the Structures of History Alexis de Tocqueville As Historian Reappraised |
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| Author:
| Mitchell, Harvey |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-59855-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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This perceptive study of the great nineteenth-century historian reveals in de Tocqueville a unity of thought and a deep involvement with philosophical questions, in particular the struggle between historical forces and individual choice.
This perceptive study of the great nineteenth-century historian reveals in de Tocqueville a unity of thought and a deep involvement with philosophical questions, in particular the struggle between historical forces and individual choice.