Alexis de Tocqueville's Journey in Ireland, July-August,1835

by Alexis de Tocqueville

Book Overview

Alexis de Tocqueville visited Ireland in the company of his good friend Gustave de Beaumont in July and August of 1835. At the time of his visit, Tocqueville had just acquired an international reputation with the publication of the first two volumes of his celebrated Democracy in America. His profound interest in the great transition from aristocracy to democracy then taking place in the western world including Ireland was given special point in his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813207193
• ISBN13: 9780813207193
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 8.0"