Marx, Tocqueville, and Race in America: The 'Absolute Democracy' or 'Defiled Republic' (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780739106785)

While Alexis de Tocqueville described America as the 'absolute democracy, ' Karl Marx saw the nation as a 'defiled republic' so long as it permitted the enslavement of blacks. August J. Nimtz argues that Marx, unlike Tocqueville, not only recognized that the overthrow of slavery and the cessation of racial oppression were central to democracy's realization but was willing to act on these convictions. This potent and insightful investigation into the approaches of two major thinkers provides fresh insight into past and present debates about race and democracy in America

Author: August H. Nimtz
ISBN-10: 0739106783
ISBN-13: 9780739106785
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 10/17/2003
Pages: 314
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.24w x 0.93d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2004 pg. 59