Chambers Dictionary of World History
French historian and political scientist. In 1831 he went to the USA to report on the prison system. On his return he published a penetrating...
The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English
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The Companion to British History, Routledge
French historical philosopher was a deputy from 1839-51 and served briefly as Foreign Minister in 1849. His De La...
The Macmillan Encyclopedia
After visiting the USA (1831-32) Tocqueville wrote Démocratie en Amérique , a study of US democracy that also...
The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology
A French aristocrat, de Tocqueville is best known for his insightful work in comparative and historical sociology. As a young man,...
International Encyclopedia of Political Science
French political thinker, author, historian, and political philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville, known primarily for his Democracy in America ...
Encyclopedia of Political Theory
Alexis de Tocqueville was a French political thinker whose reflections on the nature of modern democracy are still considered prescient and...
Encyclopedia of Community
Political and social theorist Born in Paris in 1805, Alexis de Tocqueville came from an aristocratic French family. He studied law, then...
Blackwell Companions to Sociology: The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists
A MAN BETWEEN WORLDS Alexis de Tocqueville was born in Paris in 1805, taking his place as the third and youngest son of an aristocratic...
The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science
An early political scientist and sociologist whose theoretical views are implicit and not explicit. In the nineteenth century he...
Greenwood Encyclopedia of International Relations
French historian and the single most astute observer of American politics and society. De Tocqueville ran for the Chamber of Deputies in 1837...
Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology
A French political theorist, Tocqueville was also active in public as a parliamentary representative and, briefly, as Foreign Affairs Minister. ...
Contemporary World Issues: Punishment in America: A Reference Handbook
Along with Gustave de Beaumont, de Tocqueville toured U.S. prison systems in 1831 on behalf of the French government. Later he was to...
Collins Dictionary of Sociology
(1805-59) French political scientist and member of the Chamber of Deputies, widely considered to be one of the first comparative political and...
Encyclopedia of Life Writing: Autobiographical and Biographical Forms
French political theorist and letter writer Alexis de Tocqueville is best known for his contributions to political and social theory, and...
Encyclopedia of Libertarianism
Alexis de Tocqueville was one of the foremost scholars of the French Revolution and of the early American republic. Although he was a member of...
Encyclopedia of Protestantism
French writer. De Tocqueville's fame rests on a single work. For nine months, beginning in May 1831, the young French aristocrat studied the...
Encyclopedia of Law and Society
Alexis de Tocqueville, French politician and political thinker and writer, began his career as a lawyer. His political teaching reflects his...
France and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History
Born in 1805 at Verneuil near Paris, the historian Alexis de Tocqueville grew up in the Ile-de-France, Angers, Dijon, and Metz. His father, the...
Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850
French political philosopher and sociologist Alexis Charles Henri de Tocqueville deserves his reputation as one of the most perspicacious and...
Encyclopedia of the Antebellum South
(1805-1859) French statesman and writer. In 1831 a young French aristocrat by the name of Alexis de Tocqueville visited the United States and...
Encyclopedia of Social Theory
Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859) was a French statesman, political thinker, and founder of comparative-historical sociology. Tocqueville...
Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World
(1805-1859) A French jurist, statesman, and social theorist, Alexis de Tocqueville was a leading abolitionist during the July Monarchy...
Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850
The period of European history between 1760 and 1850 was dominated by two broad series of events, the French Revolution and the Industrial...
Bridgeman Images: Charmet Collection
Artist: French School, (19th century)
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The Lyotard Dictionary
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