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The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville Paperback – December 1, 2015

by Alexis de Tocqueville (Author, Contributor), Alexander Teixeira De Mattos (Contributor)
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Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville (1805 – 1859) was a French political thinker and historian best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes: 1835 and 1840). In both he analyzed the improved living standards and social conditions of individuals, as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. Democracy in America was published after Tocqueville's travels in the United States, and is today considered an early work of sociology and political science.He argued that the importance of the French Revolution was to continue the process of modernizing and centralizing the French state which had begun under King Louis XIV. The failure of the Revolution came from the inexperience of the deputies who were too wedded to abstract Enlightenment ideals. Tocqueville was a classical liberal who advocated parliamentary government, but was skeptical of the extremes of democracy.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (December 1, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1519617577
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1519617576
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.42 x 9 inches
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Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville (French: [alɛksi ʃaʁl ɑ̃ʁi kleʁɛl də tɔkvil]; 29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859) was a French political thinker and historian best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes: 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both of these, he analyzed the improved living standards and social conditions of individuals, as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. Democracy in America was published after Tocqueville's travels in the United States, and is today considered an early work of sociology and political science.

Tocqueville was active in French politics, first under the July Monarchy (1830–48) and then during the Second Republic (1849–51) which succeeded the February 1848 Revolution. He retired from political life after Louis Napoléon Bonaparte's 2 December 1851 coup, and thereafter began work on The Old Regime and the Revolution.

He argued that the importance of the French Revolution was to continue the process of modernizing and centralizing the French state which had begun under King Louis XIV. The failure of the Revolution came from the inexperience of the deputies who were too wedded to abstract Enlightenment ideals. Tocqueville was a classical liberal who advocated parliamentary government, but was skeptical of the extremes of democracy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars de Tocqueville certainly understood where we were headed when he ...
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de Tocqueville certainly understood where we were headed when he visited and traveled in our republic. I wondered when I was reading if he would be surprised it took nearly took 180+ years to decline as he predicted we would. I would guess he would not at all be surprised at how much we trade our democratic principles for a society riddled with greed. Of course in hos own service to France serving in government service he experienced see his beloved country go off the rails as we Americans have achieved in our current history. He would probably not see any humor in the fact that the United States has sold its soul to the oligarchy of the rich. He died with a deep regret that the last few years of his life, France was in the middle of the same decline that United States would not enter into such gusto until after the end of World War II.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Monumental, prescient and interesting
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One cannot understand Our America and modern times without coming into full-force, face-to-face embrace and Contact with Modern 21st century and not first begin with the thoughts of this man. He is a visionary, and an observer of humankind and all her tendencies, good and bad. This work addresses it all....highly recommended. A+ ! What is most amazing is how he saw it over150 years ago.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Every Society lasts about 200 years
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When it comes to politics we can make our minds numb by listening to pundits and commentators or we can freely think for ourselves. It is always better to study and decide than to accept an opinion. This book will make a person think. There are a lot of things that can be quoted from this book. Every student should have this as required reading.
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Recollections only meant to be read by his relatives, that is, very much meant for publication.
Read what Marx/Engels write about the same events. That is what I did and so I grew very suspicious.
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Spectacular memoir and social analysis. Aclassic work.
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Egon Erwin K.
4.0 out of 5 stars Zeitzeugen-Bericht
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Vor Jahren habe ich vom Autor Tocqueville "Über die Demokratie in Amerika" gelesen; zu Recht ein Klassiker der politischen Literatur. Seine "Erinnerungen" kannte ich bisher nicht. Ich kenne das Original nicht; die englische Übersetzung erscheint mir etwas holprig und eigenwillig, unpassend zum brillanten Stilisten Tocqueville. Leider blieben die Erinnerungen Fragment; sie behandeln fast nur die Ereignisse rund um die Pariser Revolution (en) von 1848. Hierzu ist das Buch aber ein Zeitzeugnis ersten Ranges von einem Insider. Besonders bemerkenswert: Da die Schrift nie zur Veröffentlichung vorgesehen war, legt sich Tocqueville keinerlei Zurückhaltung auf, speziell was die Beschreibung seiner Zeitgenossen betrifft. Insbesondere sind da der spätere Napoleon III. zu nennen, Louis Philippe oder Thiers. Erhellend!
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