Democracy in America (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)- Abridged version - Softcover

Tocqueville, Alexis De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853264806 ISBN 13: 9781853264801

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions, 1998

Synopsis

Abridged, with an Introduction by Patrick Renshaw.

Democracy in America is a classic of political philosophy. Hailed by John Stuart Mill and Horace Greely as the finest book ever written on the nature of democracy, it continues to be an influential text on both sides of the Atlantic, above all in the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe.

De Tocqueville examines the structures, institutions and operation of democracy, and shows how Europe can learn from American success and failures. His central theme is the advancement of the rule of the people, but he also predicts that slavery will bring about the 'most horrible of civil wars', foresees that the USA and Russia will be the Superpowers of the twentieth century, and is 150 years ahead of his time in his views on the position and importance of women.

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Book Description

Edited, with an Introduction, by Thomas Bender

Synopsis

Tocqueville examines the structures, institution and operation of democracy, and analyzes the lessons that Europe could learn from American successes and failures. It continues to be an influential text on both sides of the Atlantic, especially in the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853264806
• ISBN 13: 9781853264801
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Renshaw Patrick