Democracy in America

This new abridged translation of Democracy in America reflects the rich Tocqueville scholarship of the past forty years, and restores chapters central to Tocqueville's analysis absent from previous abridgmentsâincluding his discussions of enlightened self-interest and the public's influence on ethical standards. Judicious notes and a thoughtful Introduction offer aids to the understanding of a masterpiece of nineteenth-century social thought that continues in our own day to illuminate debates about the roles of liberty and equality in American life.

Summary

This new abridged translation of Democracy in America reflects the rich Tocqueville scholarship of the past forty years, and restores chapters central to Tocqueville's analysis absent from previous abridgmentsincluding his discussions of enlightened self-interest and the public's influence on ethical standards. Judicious notes and a thoughtful Introduction offer aids to the understanding of a masterpiece of nineteenth-century social thought that continues in our own day to illuminate debates about the roles of liberty and equality in American life.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Grant, Stephen D. Grant, Alexis de Tocqueville
• Assisted by: Stephen D. Grant (Translation)
• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2000
• EAN: 9780872204942
• ISBN: 978-0-87220-494-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 215 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 304 g
• Illustrations: none
• Series: Hackett Classics
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education