Olivier Zunz

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Olivier Zunz on Alexis de Tocqueville

Olivier Zunz on Alexis de Tocqueville

Tocqueville’s Democracy in America is only partly a book on America. It's also a book of comparative thinking and it's a... Read more

3 Jan 2023

32mins

Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville" (Princeton UP, 2022)

Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville" (Princeton UP, 2022)

In 1831, at the age of twenty-five, Alexis de Tocqueville made his fateful journey to America, where he observed the thr... Read more

21 Sep 2022

1hr 8mins

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Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville" (Princeton UP, 2022)

Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville" (Princeton UP, 2022)

In 1831, at the age of twenty-five, Alexis de Tocqueville made his fateful journey to America, where he observed the thr... Read more

21 Sep 2022

1hr 8mins

Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville" (Princeton UP, 2022)

Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville" (Princeton UP, 2022)

In 1831, at the age of twenty-five, Alexis de Tocqueville made his fateful journey to America, where he observed the thr... Read more

21 Sep 2022

1hr 8mins

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Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville" (Princeton UP, 2022)

Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville" (Princeton UP, 2022)

In 1831, at the age of twenty-five, Alexis de Tocqueville made his fateful journey to America, where he observed the thr... Read more

21 Sep 2022

1hr 8mins

Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville" (Princeton UP, 2022)

Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville" (Princeton UP, 2022)

In 1831, at the age of twenty-five, Alexis de Tocqueville made his fateful journey to America, where he observed the thr... Read more

21 Sep 2022

1hr 8mins

Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville" (Princeton UP, 2022)

Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville" (Princeton UP, 2022)

In 1831, at the age of twenty-five, Alexis de Tocqueville made his fateful journey to America, where he observed the thr... Read more

21 Sep 2022

1hr 8mins

Ep. 63 Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy"

Ep. 63 Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy"

Professor Olivier Zunz has been a professor of history at the University of Virginia since 1979. He was born and raised ... Read more

24 May 2022

1hr

Understanding Democracy and Tocqueville with Dr. Olivier Zunz

Understanding Democracy and Tocqueville with Dr. Olivier Zunz

Dr. Olivier Zunz, the James Madison Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Virginia, joins the podcast to di... Read more

9 May 2022

1hr 9mins

Olivier Zunz, “Philanthropy in America: A History” (Princeton UP, 2014)

Olivier Zunz, “Philanthropy in America: A History” (Princeton UP, 2014)

Olivier Zunz is the author of Philanthropy in America: A History (Princeton University Press 2014). The paperback additi... Read more

16 Jun 2014

32mins

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