Part I / 1 Biography / Part II. / 2 The Essential Tocqueville / 3 Democracy and Freedom in America / 4 Democracy and Freedom in France / 5 Democracy and Freedom Elsewhere / 6 Democracy, Freedom, and Poverty / 7 Tocqueville, the Neo-Liberal / Part III / 8 Tocqueville and his Readers / Part IV / 9 Tocqueville Today / Part V/ Works Cited / Annotated Bibliography / Index

"This volume presents the ideas of conservative French political theorist Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) within the context of his life and times. It recounts his biography and influences, then discusses the intricacies of his thought and ideas about democracy and freedom (and the tension between them) in America, France, and other countries; his ideas about poverty; responses to his work by contemporaries; and the impact of his contributions, including his works Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution." -Eithne O'Leyne, BOOK NEWS, Inc.

Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers provides comprehensive accounts of the works of seminal conservative thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines, and traditions; the first series of its kind. Even the selection of thinkers adds another aspect to conservative thinking, including not only theorists but also writers and practitioners. Each volume in the series comprises an intellectual biography, historical context, critical exposition of the thinker's work, reception and influence, contemporary relevance, bibliography including references to electronic resources, and an index.