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Forgot password? Don't have an account? Sign in via your Institution. You could not be signed in, please check and try again. Sign in with your library card Please enter your library card number. Search within Informal democracy 4. Democratic despotism 5. Rational administration 6. Democratic despotism Harvey C. Request Examination Copy. No one has ever described American democracy with more accurate insight or more profoundly than Alexis de Tocqueville. After meeting with Americans on extensive travels in the United States, and intense study of documents and authorities, he authored the landmark Democracy in America , publishing its two volumes in and Ever since, this book has been the best source for every serious attempt to understand America and democracy itself. Yet Tocqueville himself remains a mystery behind the elegance of his style. Now one of our leading authorities on Tocqueville explains him in this splendid new entry in Oxford's acclaimed Very Short Introduction series. Harvey Mansfield addresses his subject as a thinker, clearly and incisively exploring Tocqueville's writings--not only his masterpiece, but also his secret Recollections , intended for posterity alone, and his unfinished work on his native France, The Old Regime and the Revolution. Tocqueville was a liberal, Mansfield writes, but not of the usual sort. The many elements of his life found expression in his thought: his aristocratic ancestry, his ventures in politics, his voyages abroad, his hopes and fears for America, and his disappointment with France. All his writings show a passion for political liberty and insistence on human greatness. Perhaps most important, he saw liberty not in theories, but in the practice of self- government in America. Ever an opponent of abstraction, he offered an analysis that forces us to consider what we actually do in our politics--suggesting that theory itself may be an enemy of freedom. And that, Mansfield writes, makes him a vitally important thinker for today. Translator of an authoritative edition of Democracy in America , Harvey Mansfield here offers the fruit of decades of research and reflection in a clear, insightful, and marvelously compact introduction. All his writings show a passion for political liberty and insistence on human greatness. Perhaps most important, he saw liberty not in theories, but in the practice of self-government in America. Ever an opponent of abstraction, he offered an analysis that forces us to consider what we actually do in our politics--suggesting that theory itself may be an enemy of freedom. And that, Mansfield writes, makes him a vitally important thinker for today. Translator of an authoritative edition of Democracy in America , Harvey Mansfield here offers the fruit of decades of research and reflection in a clear, insightful, and marvelously compact introduction. About the Author Harvey C. Mansfield is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Related Searches. Traditionally, economists have based their economic predictions on the assumption that humans are super-rational creatures, Traditionally, economists have based their economic predictions on the assumption that humans are super-rational creatures, using the information we are given efficiently and generally making selfish decisions. View Product. Biometrics: A Very Short Introduction. We live in a society which is increasingly interconnected, in which communication between individuals is We live in a society which is increasingly interconnected, in which communication between individuals is mostly mediated via some electronic platform, and transactions are often carried out remotely. In such a world, traditional notions of trust and confidence in the Byzantium: A Very Short Introduction. After surviving the fifth century fall of the Western European Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire flourished as one of the most powerful economic, cultural, and military forces in Europe for a thousand years. Crystallography: A Very Short Introduction. Tocqueville: A Very Short Introduction - Very Short Introductions

Tocqueville: A Very Short Introduction uncovers the man behind the landmark Democracy in America a book still considered one of the best sources for anyone trying to understand American democracy. Tocqueville was a liberal and a thinker whose life's experiences — his aristocratic ancestry, his ventures in politics, and his voyages abroad — shaped his writings. His work expressed his passion for political liberty and insistence on human greatness. He opposed abstraction and theory, and his emphasis on the practice of self-government in America was a reflection of his hopes and fears for America, and his disappointment with his native France. Harvey Mansfield, author William R. Kenan, Jr. Access to the complete content on Very Short Introductions online requires a subscription or purchase. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. NOOK Book. Home 1 Books 2. Read an excerpt of this book! Add to Wishlist. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Members save with free shipping everyday! See details. Overview No one has ever described American democracy with more accurate insight or more profoundly than Alexis de Tocqueville. After meeting with Americans on extensive travels in the United States, and intense study of documents and authorities, he authored the landmark Democracy in America , publishing its two volumes in and Ever since, this book has been the best source for every serious attempt to understand America and democracy itself. Yet Tocqueville himself remains a mystery behind the elegance of his style. Now one of our leading authorities on Tocqueville explains him in this splendid new entry in Oxford's acclaimed Very Short Introduction series. Harvey Mansfield addresses his subject as a thinker, clearly and incisively exploring Tocqueville's writings--not only his masterpiece, but also his secret Recollections , intended for posterity alone, and his unfinished work on his native France, The Old Regime and the Revolution. Tocqueville was a liberal, Mansfield writes, but not of the usual sort. The many elements of his life found expression in his thought: his aristocratic ancestry, his ventures in politics, his voyages abroad, his hopes and fears for America, and his disappointment with France. All his writings show a passion for political liberty and insistence on human greatness. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Tocqueville , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Oct 01, robin friedman rated it it was amazing. Harvey Mansfield's study of Alexis de Tocqueville -- offers a provocative interpretation of this thinker and his continued importance rather than a mere summary. The book is part of Oxford University Press' "Very Short Introductions" series which aims to introduce readers to subjects and persons of importance in brief volumes. Mansfield is the William R. Kenan Jr. He h Harvey Mansfield's study of Alexis de Tocqueville -- offers a provocative interpretation of this thinker and his continued importance rather than a mere summary. He has written extensively about political philosophy and in published an acclaimed translation of Tocqueville's "Democracy in America". Tocqueville was a French aristocrat who achieved greatness for his thoughts about democracy. Mansfield offers a short consideration of Tocqueville's life and of his endeavors in politics, but he spends most of the book discussing the writings. He concentrates of Tocqueville's most famous work, "Democracy in America" published in two volumes in and The book includes Tocqueville's reflections on the United States based upon a nine-month visit in with his friend, Gustave de Beaumont. Almost everyone who writes about or seeks to understand the United States studies and refers to "Democracy in America". Mansfield also considers Tocqueville's two other important books and their relationship to "Democracy": "The Old Regime and the Revolution" , a book left unfinished which explores the background of the French Revolution, and the "Recollections", a personal account of the Revolution of which remained unpublished, at Tocqueville's request, until In a letter to a friend, Tocqueville described himself as a "new kind of liberal". Mansfield tries to show how this description was justified. Mansfield distinguishes Tocqueville from the older kind of liberalism of Hobbes and Locke which was based upon a social contract theory and a view of human beings and their rights in a state of nature before social organization. Mansfield argues that Tocqueville rejects this individualistic, pre-social analysis of the human condition and accepts instead an Aristotelian view of man as a "political animal". Human beings must be understood, in this view, in a social context at the outset rather than as disconnected individuals. Mansfield also argues that Tocqueville distrusted philosophy or ideology of any stripe as a basis for understanding political liberalism. Instead, Tocqueville developed his thinking about democracy, its merits and its dangers, from a consideration of the ways in which people work with and get along with one another. This approach gives his study of American democracy a descriptive, empirical cast. For Mansfield, Tocqueville begins with the American democratic experience in the self-governance of small towns and local courts rather than in large-scale government or in philosophical abstractions. Another way in which Tocqueville's liberalism was "new", Mansfield argues, was in its friendliness to religion and in its critique of materialism. As a liberal, Tocqueville insisted upon the separation of religion from governance. But he found religion performed a critical role in reminding individuals in a democracy on the importance of virtue and of spiritual values as opposed simply to making money and to pursuing short-term satisfactions. Finally, for Mansfield, Tocqueville's liberalism differed from its predecessors in recognizing the importance of individual human greatness and achievement. Perhaps as a result of his aristocratic background, Tocqueville thought that the goal of democracy was to allow individuals to achieve and excel and develop their gifts rather than to produce a state of leveling and mass mediocrity. In his study, Mansfield develops the nature of Tocqueville's liberalism by focusing on five subjects: his description of democratic politics, thoughts on democratic self-government, his fears for democracy, his discussion of the rational administrative state and its virtues and limitations, and, lastly, Tocqueville's understanding of human greatness and its realization in a democracy. This is a great deal of material to cover in a "Very Short Introduction". Mansfield's discussion is dense, concentrated, and pithy. Mansfield's book offers a short, insightful overview of Tocqueville's thought. It made me want to revisit Tocqueville for myself. The book reminded me of, for some, the importance of thought and study in understanding the United States and its experiment in democratic government. Robin Friedman View 2 comments. Dec 05, Daniel Wright rated it liked it Shelves: politics-and-ir , vsi , biography , modern-history. Alexis de Tocqueville's contributions to either the development of political philosophy or to actual political events are minimal and yet his influence endures because he is so likeable - enchantingly moderate, a charming and generous aristocrat as well as a democrat. Harvey C. Tocqueville: A Very Short Introduction - Harvey C. Mansfield - Oxford University Press

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For questions on access or troubleshooting, please check our FAQs , and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us. Very Short Introductions online. Publications Pages Publications Pages. Recently viewed 0 Save Search. Author Harvey Mansfield, author William R. Read More. Front Matter Acknowledgments List of illustrations Introduction: a new kind of liberal 1. Informal democracy 4. Democratic despotism 5. Rational administration 6. All rights reserved. Sign in to annotate. It treats not only the highlights but the muted themes through which Tocqueville struggled to make sense of the modern world. This book is as singular as its subject and its present author; each has a distinctive voice. It is precisely that singularity of perspective and purpose that makes them so valuable for a reading, thinking public. In doing so, Professor Mansfield enables us to understand why we still read Tocqueville today. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Academic Skip to main content. Search Start Search. Choose your country or region Close. Dear Customer, As a global organization, we, like many others, recognize the significant threat posed by the coronavirus. Please contact our Customer Service Team if you have any questions. To purchase, visit your preferred ebook provider. Mansfield Very Short Introductions Presents Tocqueville compactly and coherently as the author of a new liberalism Introduces Tocqueville to readers unfamiliar with his work Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over three million copies sold worldwide. Mansfield Very Short Introductions. Also of Interest. Agency and the Foundations of Ethics Paul Katsafanas. The Space of Culture Sebastian Luft. Machiavelli's Prince Erica Benner. The Naked Self Patrick Stokes. Equality and Opportunity Shlomi Segall. Fichte's Ethical Thought Allen W.

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