Democracy in America
And Two Essays on America
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Democracy, History, Americas, United States, 19th Century
| Author: | Alexis Tocqueville | ISBN: | 9780141915692 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd | Publication: | April 24, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Penguin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alexis Tocqueville |
| ISBN: | 9780141915692 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publication: | April 24, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
