| Democracy in America: Introduction by Alan Ryan Contributor(s): Tocqueville, Alexis de (Author), Ryan, Alan (Introduction by), Reeve, Henry (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0679431349 ISBN-13: 9780679431343 Publisher: Everyman's Library OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1994 Annotation: Endlessly quoted and referred to, Tocqueville's great history is as relevant now as when it was first published in the mid-19th century, and it remains the most penetrating and astute picture of American life ever written. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | Political Process - General |
| Dewey: 320.973 |
| LCCN: 94001752 |
| Lexile Measure: 1310 |
| Series: Everyman's Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.65" H x 5.2" W x 8.24" (1.78 lbs) 920 pages |
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| Publisher Description:
Democracy in America has had the singular honor of being even to this day the work that political commentators of every stripe refer to when they seek to draw large conclusions about the society of the United States. Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat, came to the young nation to investigate the functioning of American democracy and the social, political, and economic life of its citizens, publishing his observations in 1835 and 1840. Brilliantly written and vividly illustrated with vignettes and portraits, Democracy in America is far more than a trenchant analysis of one society at a particular point in time. What will most intrigue modern readers is how many of Tocqueville's observations still hold true: on the mixed advantages of a free press, the strained relations among the races, and the threats posed to democracies by consumerism and corruption.
So uncanny is Tocqueville's insight and so accurate are his predictions, that it seems as though he were not merely describing the American identity but actually helping to create it. |