Politics and Remembrance: Republican Themes in Machiavelli, Burke, and Tocqueville

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Politics and Remembrance: Republican Themes in Machiavelli, Burke, and Tocqueville
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Bruce James Smith
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:302
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691611877
ClassificationsDewey:323.042
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

This inquiry into the nature of political action concerns what the author describes as the most precarious and uncertain of human endeavors." Focusing on specific themes in Machiavelli, Burke, and Tocqueville, Bruce Smith identifies political action as a distinct mode of human activity. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library u