Alexis de Tocqueville, the First Social Scientist - Jon Elster - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9780521740074 - April 27, 2009
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Alexis de Tocqueville, the First Social Scientist

Jon Elster

Alexis de Tocqueville, the First Social Scientist

The book proposes a new interpretation of Alexis de Tocqueville that views him first and foremost as a social scientist rather than a political theorist. Consistently going beyond exegetical commentary, he argues that Tocqueville is eminently worth reading today for his substantive and methodological insights.


212 pages, figures

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 27, 2009
ISBN13 9780521740074
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 212
Dimensions 153 × 223 × 17 mm   ·   332 g
Language English  

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