Democracy in America

Name: Democracy in America
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Rating: 4.29 (14 reviews)
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
ISBN: 9710000000224

Author: Alexis de Tocqueville

Narrator: Unknown

Unabridged: 11 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: Not Available

Categories: Nonfiction, History, US History

Synopsis

Arguably, one of the most influential and insightful pieces of work concerned with American political life, Democracy in America directs itself towards American politics and society, and is considered to be one the best books written on the subject. Published in 2 volumes, in 1835 and 1840, Tocqueville records his findings after studying the thriving nation in his nine month exploratory journey.

About Alexis de Tocqueville

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was a French political thinker and historian best known for his Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution. In both of these works, he explored the effects of the rising equality of social conditions on the individual and the state in western societies. He also coauthored The U.S. Penitentiary System and Its Application in France with Gustave de Beaumont and penned Recollections, which was published after his death.

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