Democracy in America: Volumes I and II
Alexis de Tocqueville (author), Francis Bowen (editor), Eric Plaag (author of introduction), Henry Reeve (translator)
Paperback Published on: 01/12/2003; Language: English, English (Original language of a translated text)
Price: £12.99
Synopsis
Written nearly 170 years ago, "Democracy in America" is a masterful display of insight and foresight into all things American. Doubting whether the American experiment in equality could work, Tocqueville conjectured that democracy would erect a society that would succumb to a different type of tyranny than that of a monarchy or aristocracy - that of the majority. Through detailed interviews with "the most informed men" he could meet, he offers an examination of American institutions and the fabric of American life.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Union Square & Co.
- ISBN: 9780760752302
- Number of pages: 832
- Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
- Languages: English, English (Original language of a translated text)