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1 online resource (1 audio file (2hr., 47 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Giants of political thought.
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Audio classics series.
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Craig Deitschman. |
| Summary |
In 1831, the French nobleman, Alexis de Tocqueville, journeyed to America to examine a new political force: democracy. Although alarmed by "the tyranny of the majority", Tocqueville believed that democracy was destined to supplant the decaying aristocracy of France. Tocqueville asked: Is the tendency toward equality a tendency toward liberty? Can the majority be restrained to protect the freedom of individuals and minorities? In pondering these questions, Tocqueville presented an unsurpassed picture of American government, culture and attitudes. He proclaimed a new nation with a new theory of human interaction: America, ruled by the will of the majority. But what sort of human being would this society produce? And could democratic man prosper in Europe? |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859. De la démocratie en Amérique. English.
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Political science.
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Democracy.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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United States -- Social conditions.
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McElroy, Wendy.
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Deitschmann, Craig. Narrator.
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Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859.
De la démocratie en Amérique. Selections. English.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781982475956 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1982475951 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT10027081 |
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