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OverviewThis is a revisionist analysis of the role of strong leadership in democracies, drawing primarily upon the work of Alexis de Tocqueville. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brian DanoffPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.463kg ISBN: 9781438429618ISBN 10: 1438429614 Pages: 228 Publication Date: 22 December 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Tocqueville on Leadership and the Education of Democracy 2. The Antifederalists and Tocqueville on Democratic Leadership and Democratic Authority 3. Lincoln and Tocqueville on Democratic Leadership and Self-Interest Properly Understood 4. Wilson and Tocqueville on Leadership and the""Character Foundations of American Democracy"" 5. The Vocation of the Democratic Moralist: Putnam, Tocqueville, and the Education of Democracy Today Notes Bibliography Index"Reviews"""...this is an important and even a courageous book ... In an age when political talk often extols dead certainties, this recognition of the complexity inherent in democratic life is refreshing."" - H-Net Reviews (H-Education) ""An intelligent book on Tocqueville is always welcome. Danoff's book ... is thoughtful, knowledgeable, sensible and rigorous. It is also highly provocative. To his great credit ... Danoff, like Tocqueville himself, argues persuasively that a good democrat is a moderate democrat and that a good democracy requires a traditional moral foundation. That alone makes his book well worth reading."" - Teachers College Record" ...this is an important and even a courageous book ... In an age when political talk often extols dead certainties, this recognition of the complexity inherent in democratic life is refreshing. - H-Net Reviews (H-Education) An intelligent book on Tocqueville is always welcome. Danoff's book ... is thoughtful, knowledgeable, sensible and rigorous. It is also highly provocative. To his great credit ... Danoff, like Tocqueville himself, argues persuasively that a good democrat is a moderate democrat and that a good democracy requires a traditional moral foundation. That alone makes his book well worth reading. - Teachers College Record Author InformationBrian Danoff is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Miami University in Ohio. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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