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Tocqueville's Political Economy

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Tocqueville's Political Economy
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard Swedberg
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreSocial and political philosophy
Political economy
Economic history
ISBN/Barcode 9780691178011
ClassificationsDewey:330
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 27 February 2018
Publication Country United States

Description

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) has long been recognized as a major political and social thinker as well as historian, but his writings also contain a wealth of little-known insights into economic life and its connection to the rest of society. In Tocqueville's Political Economy, Richard Swedberg shows that Tocqueville had a highly original and sug

Author Biography

Richard Swedberg is professor of sociology at Cornell University. His books include Principles of Economic Sociology; Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology; and Schumpeter: A Biography (all Princeton).

Reviews

"[T]he book is engaging and, along with its 50 pages of notes and source material, offers many insights into this important period in the history of economic thought."--J. Halteman, Choice "Swedberg fills his book with intriguing information, observations, and syntheses, some of which range far beyond his stated topic."--Alan Sica, American Journal of Sociology