Alexis de Tocqueville, the First Social Scientist

Alexis de Tocqueville, the First Social Scientist
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 213
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ISBN-10 : 9780521518444
ISBN-13 : 052151844X
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Download or read book Alexis de Tocqueville, the First Social Scientist written by Jon Elster and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguing that Tocqueville was fundamentally a social scientist rather than a political theorist, Elster emphasises Tocqueville's substantive and methodological insights.


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