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Referenced when introducing Tocqueville as 'probably best known in the English-speaking world as the author of a groundbreaking study of democracy in America' before quoting his speech to the Chamber of Deputies in January 1848

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The main book being discussed in this episode. Described as 'a groundbreaking study' that argues the question of whether the 1848 revolutions succeeded or failed is a 'nonsense question.' The guest Christopher Clark is the author, and the hosts discuss various aspects of the book throughout the episode.