The Anthem Companion to Alexis de Tocqueville

A collection of original interpretations of Alexis de Toequeville's major and lesser-known writings.

The Anthem Companion to Alexis de Tocqueville contains original interpretations of Tocqueveille's major writings on democracy and revolution as well as his lesser-known writings on colonies, prisons, and minorities.

The introduction by Daniel Gordon discusses how Tocqueville was canonised during the Cold War and the need to reassess the place of Tocqueville's voice in the conversation of post-Marxist social theory.