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Democracy in America : and Two essays on America / Alexis de Tocqueville ; translated by Gerald E. Bevan ; with an introduction and notes by Isaac Kramnick.
A brilliant new translation of de Tocqueville's masterpiece also includes an account of Tocqueville's travels in Michigan among the Iroquois.
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- ISBN: 0140447601
- ISBN: 9780140447606
- Physical Description: lii, 935 pages ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: London : Penguin, 2003.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translation of De la démocratie en Amérique and Quinze jours dans le désert. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Two essays on America. Democracy in America -- Two Weeks in the Wilderness -- Excursion to Lake Oneida. |
| Language Note: | Translated from the French. |
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| Genre: | History. History. |
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Democracy in America and Two Essays on America
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Democracy in America and Two Essays on America
In 1831 Tocqueville set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9 months and cover 7,000 miles. The result was DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA- a subtle and prescient analysis of the life and institutions of 19th-century America. Tocqueville's study of the strengths and weaknesses of an evolving democratic society has been quoted by every American president since Eisenhower. It remains a key point of reference for any discussion of the American nation or the democratic system.
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