TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ledeen,Michael Arthur
TI  - Tocqueville on american character: why Tocqueville's brilliant exploration of the american spirit is as vital and important today as it was nearly two hundred years ago 
SN  - 0312252315(hc)
AV  - 002 E 169.1 L473t 2001
U1  - 973 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New York
PB  - Truman Talley Books, St. Martin's Griffin Edition
KW  - Tocqueville, Alexis de,
KW  - National characteristics, american
KW  - Folkkaraktèar
KW  - Fèorenta staterna
KW  - United States
KW  - Civilization
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-220) and index; Restless people inspired by ideas, forever heades for new frontiers-- Dynamic people driven by internal conflicts-- Religious faith anchored by secular institutions-- Rugged individualists with a genius for cooperation-- Isolationists called to international leadership-- Apostles of freedom tempted by luxurious tyranny
ER  -