Soft Despotism, Democracy's Drift: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Tocqueville, and the Modern Prospect

Soft Despotism, Democracy's Drift

Montesquieu, Rousseau, Tocqueville, and the Modern Prospect

By
Paul Anthony Rahe
Paul Anthony Rahe
2009 • 399 pages
Charles de Secondat Montesquieu baron de
Charles de Secondat Montesquieu baron de (1689-1755)
Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859)
Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)