| Democracy in America Contributor(s): Tocqueville, Alexis De (Author), Reeve, Henry (Translator) |
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ISBN: 151154421X ISBN-13: 9781511544214 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Political Science | American Government - General - Political Science | Globalization |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.24 lbs) 386 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Democracy in America, Tocqueville examines the democratic revolution that he believed had been occurring over the past seven hundred years. Tocqueville begins his book by describing the change in social conditions taking place. The aristocracy, Tocqueville believed, was gradually disappearing as the modern world experienced the beneficial effects of equality. Tocqueville traced the development of equality to a number of factors, such as granting all men permission to enter the clergy, widespread economic opportunity resulting from the growth of trade and commerce. This Classic Timeless Study on Democracy as it pertains to American Society is consider essential reading by all students of American History and the Democratic Political System of Government. |