Title: On Tocqueville
Description: "In On Tocqueville, Alan Ryan brilliantly illuminates the observations of the French sociologist Alexis de Tocqueville, who first journeyed to the United States in 1831 and went on to catalog the unique features of the American social contract in his two-volume masterpiece, Democracy in America."--book jacket.
Subjects: Politics and government, Philosophy, Influence, Democracy, Political and social views, Tocqueville, alexis de, 1805-1859, United states, politics and government, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Political science
Places: United States
People: Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859)