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Tocqueville believed that the American jury system was particularly important in educating citizens in self-government and rule of law.[45] He often expressed how the civil jury system was one of the most effective showcases of democracy because it connected citizens with the true spirit of the justice system.
Jun 7, 2024 · Alexis de Tocqueville (born July 29, 1805, Paris, France—died April 16, 1859, Cannes) was a political scientist, historian, and politician, best known for Democracy in America, 4 vol. (1835–40), a perceptive analysis of the political and social system of the United States in the early 19th century.
Nov 9, 2009 · Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was a French sociologist and political theorist who traveled to the United States to study its prisons and wrote “Democracy in America” (1835), one of the ...
Alexis de Tocqueville, (born July 29, 1805, Paris, France—died April 16, 1859, Cannes), French political scientist, historian, and politician. Born into an aristocratic family, he entered government service by choice.
Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859) was a French philosopher and statesman. Belonging to a Norman aristocratic family that traced its origins to the Battle of Hastings (1066), Tocqueville’s parents barely escaped the guillotine in the terror of the French Revolution.
Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was an enormously influential French political philosopher, politician, and historian. After a trip to the U.S. in 1831 to observe the penal system he wrote Democracy in America (1835).
Aug 28, 2018 · Alexis de Tocqueville (b. 1805–d. 1859) was a French politician and writer, considered variously as historian, sociologist, and political theorist. His two most well-known works are Democracy in America (2 vols., 1835–1840), and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856).
Aug 14, 2020 · Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859) was a thinker pulled between several worlds. He was an aristocrat by both birth and temperament, but he never lived in an aristocratic society, and his crowning achievement was to compose the most celebrated study of democracy ever written.
Feb 19, 2021 · Books. Alexis de Tocqueville: Democracy in America LOA N°147. Library of America. CURATOR. A champion of America’s great writers and timeless works, Library of America guides readers in finding and exploring the exceptional writing that reflects the nation’s history and culture. Learn More.
A definitive biography of the French aristocrat whobecame one of democracy's greatest champions In 1831, atthe age of twenty-five, Alexis de Tocqueville ma... Front Matter Download
