Democracy in America: Abridged Edition (Penguin Books for History: U.S.)

Tocqueville, Alexis de

ISBN 10: 0451628012 / ISBN 13: 9780451628015

Published by Signet, 1956

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Democracy in America: Abridged Edition (Penguin Books for History: U.S.)
• Publisher: Signet
• Publication Date: 1956
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451628012
• ISBN 13: 9780451628015
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A French aristocrat's account of the ways in which democratic ideals were applied in America during the nineteenth century

Review

No better study of a nation s institutions and culture than Tocqueville s Democracy in America has ever been written by a foreign observer. The New York Times
An extremely skillful job which gives us the essence of Tocqueville s great commentary. Richard Hofstadter"

"No better study of a nation's institutions and culture than Tocqueville's Democracy in America has ever been written by a foreign observer."--The New York Times

"An extremely skillful job which gives us the essence of Tocqueville's great commentary."--Richard Hofstadter