Democracy in America

Zusatztext “Among the most remarkable productions of our time.” Informationen zum Autor Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was born in Verneuil, France. A historian and political scientist, he came to the United States in 1831 to report on the prison system. His experiences would later become the basis for his classic study Democracy in America . Klappentext The abridged edition of the enduring masterwork—a classic portrait of America's culture and people Originally penned in the mid-nineteenth century by Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America remains the most comprehensive, penetrating, and astute picture of American life, politics, and morals ever written, as relevant today as when it first appeared in print nearly two hundred years ago. This abridged edition by scholar and historian Scott A. Sandage includes a new introduction and editorial notes, and offers students and the general reader alike easy access to the preeminent translation by George Lawrence, widely recognized as the best translation based on the second revised and corrected text of the 1961 French edition, edited by J. P. Mayer. Zusammenfassung The abridged edition of the enduring masterwork—a classic portrait of America's culture and people. Originally penned in the mid-nineteenth century by Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America remains the most comprehensive, penetrating, and astute picture of American life, politics, and morals ever written, as relevant today as when it first appeared in print nearly two hundred years ago. This abridged edition by scholar and historian Scott A. Sandage includes a new introduction and editorial notes, and offers students and the general reader alike easy access to the preeminent translation by George Lawrence, widely recognized as the best translation based on the second revised and corrected text of the 1961 French edition, edited by J. P. Mayer. ...

Product details

• Authors: Alexis de Tocqueville, Alexis de/ Mayer Tocqueville
• Assisted by: J. P. Mayer (Editor), George Lawrence (Translation)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2007
• EAN: 9780060008734
• ISBN: 978-0-06-000873-4
• No. of pages: 439
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY: AMERICAN, HISTORY: United States / General, HARPER PERENNIAL CLASSICS: HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE: American Government / State, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Political Ideologies / Democracy, HISTORY: Study & Teaching, HISTORY: Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), POLITICAL SCIENCE: Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE: History & Theory, PHILOSOPHY: POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY