Bibliograph

Educating democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville and leadership in America, Brian Danoff

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Educating democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville and leadership in America, Brian Danoff

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Educating democracy

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Brian Danoff

Sub title

Alexis de Tocqueville and leadership in America

Summary

Revisionist analysis of the role of strong leadership in democracies, drawing primarily upon the work of Alexis de Tocqueville. Do strong leaders inevitably undermine democracies? Drawing upon the insights of Alexis de Tocqueville, Brian Danoff offers a compelling, revisionist analysis of the role of leadership in democratic societies. Rather than focusing on effectiveness or character to assess the quality of leaders in democracies, Tocqueville suggests that great democratic leaders are those who educate, elevate, and empower their fellow citizens; certain types of leadership enhance rather than diminish self-rule. Danoff then enriches and expands Tocqueville's perspective through the ideas of American theorists and statesmen such as Woodrow Wilson, Abraham Lincoln, and the Antifederalists. Timely and necessary, this book sheds new light on both Tocqueville and on the role of leadership in American democracy

Target audience

adult

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