Tocqueville in India: Edition en langue anglaise - Softcover

India has always been a land of contrasts and marvels. Today, it contrives to be a functioning democracy in the midst of a society that remains inherently hierarchical. In order to grasp this paradox in all of its dimensions, Jean Alphonse Bernard resolved to revisit the realities of India now in the company of  Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59).

Jean Alphonse Bernard's career in the French Treasury Department took him to New York, Copenhagen, Moscow, New Delhi (1960-64) and Kuweit. He returned to India after his retirement and has since devoted many years to a study of politics in the subcontinent and political philosophy in general. The author of a number of books and articles on India in French, he wrote Tocqueville in India in English in order to present it directly to the broadest possible audience.