Tocqueville's thoughts on non-Occidental peoples and cultures are led by two main concerns. Firstly, he is worried about the role that France should play in the future international scene foreseeing the Ottoman Empire's disassembling. But there is also a genuine intellectual interest on Muslim, Chinese and Amerindian religions, customs and mentality. His texts and comments about these regions show Tocqueville as Eurocentric, but very curious about those who are different, and sometimes critical with Europeans, with hopes in the future and always with doses of lucidity.
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Univ Zagreb, Fac Social Sci & Humanities, Dept Croat Language & Literature, Zagreb 10000, CroatiaUniv Zagreb, Fac Social Sci & Humanities, Dept Croat Language & Literature, Zagreb 10000, Croatia