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About Alexis de Tocqueville
French diplomat, political philosopher and historian
Alexis de Tocqueville was a French diplomat, political philosopher, and historian. He lived from 1805 to 1859, and is best known for his books Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution. After traveling in the United States, he wrote Democracy in America, a study now seen as an early work of sociology and political science. He also reflected on his journeys in England and Ireland, examining living standards, social conditions, and the relationship between individuals, the market, and the state in Western societies.
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Books by Alexis de Tocqueville
De la démocratie en Amérique
2006
L'ancien régime et la Révolution
1856
Souvenirs
1987
Mémoire sur le paupérisme
2006
Letters from America
2010