Quittant la France après la Révolution de 1830, Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) et son ami Gustave de Beaumont (1802-1866) s'embarquent en 1831 vers les États-Unis pour y voir "ce qu'est une grande république". De ce voyage formateur, avec la publication de son livre De la démocratie en Amérique (1835), le jeune Tocqueville revient transfiguré. En prélude à cette enquête époustouflante, la recherche des Indiens, vivant hors du monde connu, lui donne l'occasion de découvrir une autre société dans sa forme élémentaire.

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Les écrits d'Alexis de Tocqueville comptent de multiples pages consacrées à la population, à la destinée historique et à la situation politique et culturelle du Bas Canada dans l'Empire Britannique.

Tocqueville au Bas- Canada

Over the course of nine months in 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a French political thinker, accompanied by Gustave de Beaumont, travelled the United States under the pretext of studying the American prison system. Over the course of his travels, Tocqueville also studied American society, religion, politics, and economics, undertaking what would become one of the most comprehensive studies to that time of the practice of democracy in the United States. First published in 1835, Democracy in America continues to be considered one of the foundational works of political science. Democracy in America: Volumes I and II includes both volumes of de Tocqueville's influential work. Volume I explores the factors that contributed to the success of democracy in the United States, as well as the possible future of democracy in light of the unique religion and socio-economic factors that existed in the United States at that time. Volume II continues Tocqueville's exploration of the nature of democracy in the United States, including an analysis of American civil society. HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperTorch collection to build your digital library.

Democracy In America: Volume I & II

Oeuvres complètes, tome 3: Ecrits et discours politiques

Si la notion de bien commun est aujourd'hui solidement ancrée dans nos moeurs, elle ne concerne trop souvent que nos ressources naturelles ou encore financières. Or, nous croyons, à Liberté, que le bien commun a tout aussi, sinon plus,  à voir avec la culture.  

Du tollé suscité par l'embauche d'un coach unilingue anglophone aux accommodements raisonnables, en passant par les réflexes xénophobes d'un maire de région et le crucifix de l'Assemblée nationale, ont ne compte plus les tensions entre le respect des nouveaux arrivants, l'émancipation individuelle, l'héritage commun et l'identité nationale. À l'approche de la Fête nationale, il nous est ainsi apparu essentiel de nous pencher sur le sens de la nation et de la culture commune.

Vous trouverez également dans ce numéro un essai d'Éric Pineault sur le mirage de l'économie extractive et de la manière dont nous devrions penser l'exploitation des ressources naturelles.

Un entretien avec Alain Deneault sur la Gouvernance 
Et les chroniques habituelles d'Alain Farah, Alain Deneault, Mathieu Arsenault, Jean-Philippe Payette et Robert Lévesque.

Revue Liberté 300 - Nous ne sommes pas seuls - numéro complet

Over the course of nine months in 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a French political thinker, and accompanied by Gustave de Beaumont, travelled the United States under the pretext of studying the American prison system. Over the course of his travels, Tocqueville also studied American society, religion, politics, and economics, undertaking what would become one of the most comprehensive studies to that time of the practice of democracy in the United States. Democracy in America: Volume I explores the factors that contributed to the success of democracy in the United States, as well as the possible future of democracy in light of the unique religion and socio-economic factors that existed in the United States at that time. It was first published in 1835, preceding Volume II by approximately five years. Democracy in America is today considered one of the foundational works of political science. HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperTorch collection to build your digital library.

Democracy In America: Volume I

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De la démocratie en Amérique, Tocqueville - Analyse critique

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De la Démocratie en Amérique, tome I

Con un discorso all'Assemblea costituente e con la recensione a un testo di Antoine Élisée Cherbuliez, nel 1848 Alexis de Tocqueville interviene su due questioni assai vive in quella fase storica: la richiesta di fare del lavoro una sorta di "nuovo diritto" e la trasformazione istituzionale della Svizzera, che in quell'anno porta a compimento la propria unione federale. Nel primo testo, lo storico e uomo politico francese si oppone alle tesi socialiste che - con l'obiettivo di evitare la disoccupazione - finiscono per dilatare il potere statale. Per Tocqueville l'idea di fare del lavoro una sorta di diritto sociale, per usare un linguaggio vicino a noi, porta lo Stato per forza a « distribuire i lavoratori così che non si facciano concorrenza tra di loro, a regolare i salari, a volte a moderare la produzione, a volte ad accelerarla: in una parola, a diventare il grande e unico organizzatore del lavoro ». Nel secondo testo Tocqueville si occupa della realtà elvetica: esprimendo inizialmente un giudizio assai negativo su quell'insieme di comunità indipendenti, slegate, incapaci di darsi istituzioni stabili. Ma all'indomani della nuova costituzione egli manifesta tutta la propria ammirazione per come, nel nuovo contesto proiettato verso Stati nazionali e democratici, gli svizzeri abbiano saputo uscire da una situazione intricata: « Da nessuna parte la rivoluzione democratica che agita il mondo si era presentata in circostanze così complicate e così strane. Uno stesso popolo, costituito da etnie diverse, che parla lingue diverse, che professa fedi diverse, che ha diverse sette dissidenti e due Chiese ugualmente costituite e privilegiate; tutte le questioni politiche, pertanto, si trasformano in questioni religiose, e tutte le questioni religiose sfociano in questioni politiche ».

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