The French aristocrat who became one of democracy’s greatest champions, both in America and Europe.
The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville
(author)
£28.00
Edition:Hardback978069117397928/06/2022
Categories: 01. Summer Books 2022: Biography, Biography, Letters & Diaries, Summer Books 2022
Tags: Democracy, France, North America
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