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The man who could see it coming.(Alexis de Tocqueville: Prophet of Democracy in the Age of Revolution)(Book review)
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April 1, 2007|
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Alexis de Tocqueville: Prophet of Democracy in the Age of Revolution, by Hugh Brogan; Profile, 2006, 30 [pounds sterling].
THIS NEW BIOGRAPHY of Alexis de Tocqueville is not a great book. The question is: Why not? It is clearly the fruit of a lifetime's thought and research. It is learned, lucid and thorough. It may even be the best biography of Tocqueville yet written. But it is not, for all that, a great work of history, nor the book its subject deserves. Why?
The answer has to do with the difference between a great historian, such as Tocqueville himself, ...
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Austrian papers choose Roland.(Styria Medien newspapers to be printed by MAN Roland presses)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Printing World
; All the newspapers published by Styria Medien in Graz will be printed in four colours following the...Verlags in Vienna where the Die Presse daily is produced for Styria. Styria chief executive Horst Pirker describes this as "the biggest...
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Pilgrims prepare for return trip to styria
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
; ...they embark on another summer trip to Styria this year. For the fourth time in five...mountains, but last year they stayed in Styria province in south-east Austria. Argyle...from around Europe are also heading for Styria for training camps in July. Three Premiership...
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Art; Styria's Shining Age Of Armor
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...Duke Rudolf IV, ruler of the duchy of Styria as well as other Hapsburg domains, gave...16th century, laid siege. Fortunately, Styria, the eastern borderland of Austria...Art, Arms and Armor from the State of Styria," comprising 250 objects from the Landeszeughaus...
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Suburbia undermined: an underground kindergarten near Graz in Styria that protects and cherishes small children, while being a fairy story in itself in its evocation of archetypes.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Architectural Review
; SCHOOL, HART, STYRIA, AUSTRIA ARCHITECT KONRAD FREY In all of us, there lurks a hobbit...called on it in his little school for small children at Hart near Graz in Styria. Hart is one of those dull places that, neither suburb nor village...
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Wartsila Corporation's Imatra Steel to sell Billnas Spring Works to Styria Group.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report
; ...Corporation's Imatra Steel to sell Billnas Spring Works to Styria Group(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www...of Frauenthal Holding's vehicle spring components business Styria Group. Imatra Steel will concentrate on manufacturing and marketing...
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Some like hot: as the rest of the world braces itself for the impact of global climate change, in a small corner of Austria, the local winemakers are quietly celebrating its arrival. In Western Styria, the warmer temperatures are enabling the grapes to ripen fully, bringing about a revolution in centuries-old winemaking practices.
Magazine article from: Geographical
; ...sloping vineyard in the heart of Western Styria, a tranquil corner of southern Austria...refined splendour of Vienna, Western Styria is a quaint region where onion-towered...to meet Maria Maurer. One of Western Styria's oldest winemakers, Maurer lives in...
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Styria Open Results
News Wire article from: AP Online
; AP Online 07-13-1998 MARIA LANKOWITZ, Austria (AP) _ Results Sunday of the Styria Open: Singles Championship Patty Schnyder (1), Switzerland, def. Gala Leon Garcia (5), Spain, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Copyright 1998 The Associated Press All Rights Reserved.
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Styria Open Women's Tennis Results
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire
; Following are the results from the Dollar Styria Open women's tennis tournament on Wednesday in Maria Lankowitz, Austria (prefix number denotes seeding): First round: 6...
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Center-right party poised to lose 60 years of control over Austrian province of Styria
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...Schuessel was poised to lose its 60-year grip on power in Styria on Sunday in provincial elections overshadowed by a bitter dispute...taking advantage of anti-Turkey sentiment to play to voters in Styria by balking at Monday's scheduled opening of membership negotiations...
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Results of Styria Open Women's Tennis
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire
; Following are the first round results of the Styria Open women's tennis tournament at Maria Lankowitz, Austria, on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): Maria Andrea Sanchez...
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