Democracy in America

By Alexis de Tocqueville

Price: $24.99

On Sale: 8/29/2006

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Democracy in America

By Alexis de Tocqueville

Price: $24.99

On Sale: 8/29/2006

About the Book

Originally penned in the mid-eighteenth century by Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America remains one of the most penetrating and astute picture of American life, politics, and morals ever written, as relevant today as when it first appeared in print nearly two hundred years ago.

This edition, based on the revised and corrected text of the 1961 French edition and meticulously edited by the distinguished de Tocqueville scholar J. P. Mayer, is widely recognized as the preeminent translation.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780061127922
Imprint: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
On Sale: Aug 29, 2006
List price: $24.99
No of pages: 800
Trim Size: 5.350 in (w) x 7.950 in (h) x 1.300 in (d)
BISAC 1: HISTORY / United States / General
BISAC 2: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy
BISAC 3: POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
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Alexis de Tocqueville

Biography

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was born in Verneuil, France. A historian and political scientist, he came to the United States in 1831 to report on the prison system. His experiences would later become the basis for his classic study Democracy in America.

About the Book

Originally penned in the mid-eighteenth century by Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America remains one of the most penetrating and astute picture of American life, politics, and morals ever written, as relevant today as when it first appeared in print nearly two hundred years ago.

This edition, based on the revised and corrected text of the 1961 French edition and meticulously edited by the distinguished de Tocqueville scholar J. P. Mayer, is widely recognized as the preeminent translation.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780061127922
Imprint: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
On Sale: Aug 29, 2006
List price: $24.99
No of pages: 800
Trim Size: 5.350 in (w) x 7.950 in (h) x 1.300 in (d)
BISAC 1: HISTORY / United States / General
BISAC 2: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy
BISAC 3: POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Alexis de Tocqueville

Biography

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was born in Verneuil, France. A historian and political scientist, he came to the United States in 1831 to report on the prison system. His experiences would later become the basis for his classic study Democracy in America.