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Out of Africa: Tocqueville’s Imperial Voyages

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: As Tocqueville’s writings on empire have become more available in translation, and as both Anglophone and Francophone political theorists have begun to grapple with the transnational aspects of democratic theory, scholars have increasingly puzzled over the apparent dissonance between Tocqueville’s liberal and imperial voices. How can his dedication to human freedom co-exist with his embrace of permanent colonial domination in Algeria? This essay attempts to contextualize this paradox in Tocqueville’s thought without turning historical context into an apologia.

Source: Review of Middle East Studies

DOI: 10.1017/s2151348100001919

Author: Cheryl B. Welch

Institution: Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Political Theory and Influence

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2160565809

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Cites: 18

Cited by: 28

Related to: 10