Here is an entirely new concept in acquiring knowledge -- easily, rapidly, enjoyably. There is nothing else like it! These audio tapes include the most important works of many of the greatest thinkers of all time: Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Alexander Hamilton, Henry David Thoreau, Karl Marx, Niccolo Machiavelli -- authors whose ideas and insights are as relevant to the events of today as they were to the events to their own time.Government and politics have a daily influenced on our lives. The authority and ...
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Here is an entirely new concept in acquiring knowledge -- easily, rapidly, enjoyably. There is nothing else like it! These audio tapes include the most important works of many of the greatest thinkers of all time: Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Alexander Hamilton, Henry David Thoreau, Karl Marx, Niccolo Machiavelli -- authors whose ideas and insights are as relevant to the events of today as they were to the events to their own time.Government and politics have a daily influenced on our lives. The authority and responsibilities given to government affect not only our social customs but our prosperity and our freedom. These tapes present the most important ideas in political history.
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This is a must-read for anyone who wishes to understand the mentality of liberty that exists in America. Tocqueville does an excellent job of illustrating the good and bad of "democracy in America." Essential for any amateur or professional political scientist.
Mfitz
Mar 7, 2008
Tocqueville: Still relevant, still worth your time
Tocqueville certainly has an interesting story to tell. A young man in his twenties when he wrote the first volume, he was a great intellectual of his time. It is interesting how a book 150 years old can still hold so many truths for the United States and the concept of fledgling democracies-- and still be such an enjoyable read! Don't be daunted by the page count, this enjoyable and informative text flies by, and you'll enjoy every minute of it.
