Tocqueville, democracy, and religion checks and balances for democratic souls

A ground-breaking study of the views of the greatest theorist of democracy writing about one of our most pressing issues. Alan S. Kahan, a leading Tocqueville scholar, shows how Tocqueville's analysis of religion is simultaneously deeply rooted in his thoughts on nineteenth-century France and A...

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Other Authors: Kahan, Alan S., autor (autor)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press 2015
Edition:1st ed
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Summary:A ground-breaking study of the views of the greatest theorist of democracy writing about one of our most pressing issues. Alan S. Kahan, a leading Tocqueville scholar, shows how Tocqueville's analysis of religion is simultaneously deeply rooted in his thoughts on nineteenth-century France and America and pertinent to us today.
Physical Description:x, 246 p. ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 225-230) e índice
ISBN:9780199681150