Honor in America? : Tocqueville on American enlightenment

Honor in America? : Tocqueville on American enlightenment / Laurie M. Johnson.

This book analyzes Tocqueville's views on religion, family and gender roles, politics, relations with Native Americans, white southerners and slavery, and the military. It explores how these views can help form a uniquely American honor code, one that re-envisions aristocratic elements of honor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Laurie M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2017.
Series:Honor and obligation in liberal society.
Subjects:
Tocqueville, Alexis de, > 1805-1859 > Political and social views.
Tocqueville, Alexis de, > 1805-1859
Honor > United States.
Political ethics > United States.
Democracy > United States.
Political culture > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Democracy
Honor
Political and social views
Political culture
Political ethics
United States
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Summary:This book analyzes Tocqueville's views on religion, family and gender roles, politics, relations with Native Americans, white southerners and slavery, and the military. It explores how these views can help form a uniquely American honor code, one that re-envisions aristocratic elements of honor within a modern democratic and capitalist society.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739190487
0739190482
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 8, 2017).

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