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American Vertigo : Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville
American Vertigo Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville
Author: Bernard-Henri Levy
What does it mean to be an American, and what can America be today? To answer these questions, celebrated philosopher and journalist Bernard-Henri Lévy spent a year traveling throughout the country in the footsteps of another great Frenchman, Alexis de Tocqueville, whose Democracy in America remains the most influential book ever written ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780812974713
ISBN-10: 0812974719
Publication Date: 4/10/2007
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Although the travels are fascinating and the author has incredible interviews with notable Americans, this book is not an easy read. The author does retrace the Tocqueville journey. The author's analysis of American political thought becomes very complex.
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A must for political science junkies. This Frenchman retraces the steps of DeToqueville to discover what makes Americans tick. Wonderful for any student of "how others see us".
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Its a good read .It reminds me of how I percieve other cultures when I am traveling.