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Democracy in America: And Two Essays on America (Penguin Classics S.) ISBN: 0140447601 ISBN13: 9780140447606 Democracy in America: And Two Essays on America (Penguin Classics S.) By: Alexis De Tocqueville : Edited by Isaac Kramnick : Translated by Gerald Bevan Publisher: Penguin Classics Format: Paperback Our Price: 11.82 Discount: 9% RRP: 12.99

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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.


Contents:

Chronology
- further reading
- translator's notes
- democracy in America, notes
- Two Weeks in the Wilderness
- Excursion to Lake Oneida .


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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. This title presents an analysis of the life and institutions of 19th-century America.

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