num_pages: 190
description: The essays collected in Reading Tocqueville: From Oracle to Actor aim to set up a dialogue between the 'historical' and the 'contemporary' Tocqueville. In what ways does a contextualization of Tocqueville throw new light on his relevance as a political thinker? How can a focus on his embeddedness in the political culture of the nineteenth century contribute to our understanding of his political thought? Or, conversely, how has the usage of Tocqueville's writings in day-to-day political debate influenced the reception of his work both in the past and today? By addressing these questions, this collection of new essays sets out to provide fresh insights into the specificity of Tocqueville's contribution to modern political thought.
language: English
title: Reading Tocqueville. From Oracle to Actor.
titlecomplete: Reading Tocqueville. From Oracle to Actor.
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan