The Restless Mind

Lawler paints a picture that is significantly more interesting, complete, and accurate than that presented by the bulk of the Tocqueville literature. * The Intercollegiate Review *
A learned and sympathetic profile of Tocqueville and his thought . . . * First Things *
A wonderful book. It will be impossible for serious Tocqueville scholars to ignore it. It is simply the only book I know of that offers a coherent interpretation of Tocqueville's writings and, indeed, of his life as a whole. -- Delba Winthrop, Harvard University
. . . highly original and extremely thoughtful . . . everyone interested in liberty can learn from it. -- Glenn Tinder, University of Massachusetts
. . . opens up new avenues in the study of Tocqueville. -- Roger Boesche
Lawler's book synthesizes Tocqueville's thought into a convenient, thoughtful, critical analysis of an influential postmodern writer. * CHOICE *