Through the journeys of four foreign visitors - Alexis de Tocqueville, Max Weber, G. K. Chesterton and Sayyid Qutb - this book provides an intriguing perspective on America. It will be used in advanced undergraduate courses and graduate seminars dealing with foreign intellectuals' observations of America, American studies, political science, and sociology.
Chronicling the visits of four important figures, this book will help Americans better understand themselves and how outsiders perceive them.
