Man Who Understood Democracy - Olivier Zunz

A Definitive Biography Of The French Aristocrat Who Became One Of Democracys Greatest Championsin 1831, At The Age Of Twenty-five, Alexis De Tocqueville Made His Fateful Journey To America, Where He Observed The Thrilling Reality Of A Functioning Democracy. From That Moment Onward, The French Aristocrat Would Dedicate His Life As A Writer And Politician To Ending Despotism In His Country And Bringing It Into A Age. In This Authoritative And Groundbreaking Biography, Leading Tocqueville Expert Olivier Zunz Tells The Story Of A Radical Thinker Who, Uniquely Charged By The Events Of His Time, Both In America And France, The World As A Laboratory For His Political Ideas.