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Gustave de Beaumont

2009; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 9; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/1468795x08098977

1741-2897

Andreas Heß,

Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory

In this article I argue that the work of Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont must be seen as one common comparative project in studying emerging modern democracies, just as one sees Marx and Engels as life-long collaborators in the critique of capitalism. In order to fully appreciate the finer details of this common project it is first necessary to acknowledge Gustave de Beaumont's genuine insights and contributions as they can be found in his letters and in his anti-slavery novel Marie. Tocqueville then comes to be seen as primus inter pares rather than the solitary genius as which he is normally portrayed.