Democracy in America and Two Essays on America

Name: Democracy in America and Two Essays on America
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ISBN: 9780140447606

ISBN-10: 0140447601

ISBN-13: 9780140447606

Edition: 2003

Authors: Alexis de Tocqueville, Gerald Bevan, Isaac Kramnick, Isaac Kramnick

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In 1831 Tocqueville set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him nine months and cover 7000 miles. The result was 'Democracy in America', a subtle and prescient analysis of the life and institutions of 19th-century America.

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 992
Size: 5.11" wide x 7.76" long x 1.78" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

The French sociologist and historian, Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) was active in the law and served for a time as foreign minister. He also wrote L'Ancien RÃ©gime. Gerald Bevan is the translator. Issac Kramnick is Professor of Government at Cornell and edited The Federalist Papers for Penguin.