01249cam a2200313 i 4500 296076876 TxAuBib 20140915120000.0 140619s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014006477 9780871407047 0871407043 eng rda TxAuBib rda Ryan, Alan, 1940- On Tocqueville [BOOK] : democracy and America / Alan Ryan. First edition. New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2014] 259 pages ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Explores the observations on American life from a nineteenth-century French philosopher and argues that his thoughts on American Exceptionalism are still relevant today. 20140915. Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805-1859 Political and social views. Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805-1859 Influence. Democracy. United States Politics and government Philosophy.