I'm reading the Introduction (by Alan Ryan) to Alexis De Tocqueville's Democracy in America, and already I find I need to look up quite a few references to other works or contextual data. For instance:
What is the gist of Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy and how does that relate to De Tocqueville's work?
Who were Lamoignon De Malesherbes, Robespierre, Louis XVI, Louis-Phillippe, Napoleon III (there were 3), Charles X, Barrot, Abbe Lesueur, John Stuart Mill, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and what did each teach or stand for or do in relation w/ De Tocqueville?
When were each of France's Revolutions, what were they called, who lead them, who were they against, and what remains from each?
For a little squirt who just wanted to dip her toes into the pool, this is like jumping into the Atlantic and expecting to swim to Europe! (It's not going to happen.)
So I will have to rely on the summaries of others and easily found sources, such as Wikipedia! It won't be a great study, but it might be an adequate start.
What is the gist of Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy and how does that relate to De Tocqueville's work?
Who were Lamoignon De Malesherbes, Robespierre, Louis XVI, Louis-Phillippe, Napoleon III (there were 3), Charles X, Barrot, Abbe Lesueur, John Stuart Mill, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and what did each teach or stand for or do in relation w/ De Tocqueville?
When were each of France's Revolutions, what were they called, who lead them, who were they against, and what remains from each?
For a little squirt who just wanted to dip her toes into the pool, this is like jumping into the Atlantic and expecting to swim to Europe! (It's not going to happen.)
So I will have to rely on the summaries of others and easily found sources, such as Wikipedia! It won't be a great study, but it might be an adequate start.
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