Democracy in America
by Tocqueville, Alexis De
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- very good
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- Very Good
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About This Item
A classic work on American society, which Printing and the Mind of Man describes as "One of the most important texts on political literature." Tocqueville was sent to America by the French government to study the prison system. During his nine-month stay, he used his official business as a pretext to study American society, and wrote his classic text upon his return to France. A definitive look on America from an outsider's nuanced prospective, not unlike Robert Frank's 1959 photography book The Americans, an intimate glimpse of a culture visible only to a gifted outsider.
Synopsis
De la démocratie en Amérique (published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville on the United States in the 1830s and its strengths and weaknesses. A literal translation of its title is On Democracy in America, but the usual translation of the title is simply Democracy in America. It is regarded as a classical account of the democratic system of the United States and has been used as an important reference ever since.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942499
- Title
- Democracy in America
- Author
- Tocqueville, Alexis De
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- George Dearborn and Co., Adlard and Saunders; J. & H.G. Langley
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1838
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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