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Book Democracy in America

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alexis De Tocqueville
  • Publisher : Hackett Publishing
  • Release : 2000-06-01
  • ISBN : 1603848576
  • Pages : 373 pages

Download or read book Democracy in America written by Alexis De Tocqueville and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 abridgments—including 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.

Book Democracy in America

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  • Author : Alexis de Tocqueville
  • Publisher : Macmillan Higher Education
  • Release : 2008-08-08
  • ISBN : 1319242553
  • Pages : 208 pages

Download or read book Democracy in America written by Alexis de Tocqueville and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2008-08-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Democracy in America makes Tocqueville’s classic nineteenth-century study of American politics, society, and culture available — finally! — in a brief and accessible version. Designed for instructors who are eager to teach the work but reluctant to assign all 700 plus pages, Kammen’s careful abridgment features the most well-known chapters that by scholarly consensus are most representative of Tocqueville’s thinking on a wide variety of issues. A comprehensive introduction provides historical and intellectual background, traces the author’s journey in America, helps students unpack the meaning behind key Tocquevillian concepts like "individualism," "equality," and "tyranny of the majority," and discusses the work’s reception and legacy. Newly translated, this edition offers instructors a convenient and affordable option for exploring this essential work with their students. Useful pedagogic features include a chronology, questions for consideration, a selected bibliography, illustrations, and an index.

Book Democracy in America

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  • Author : Alexis De Tocqueville
  • Publisher : Palala Press
  • Release : 2015-12-04
  • ISBN : 9781347193365
  • Pages : 494 pages

Download or read book Democracy in America written by Alexis De Tocqueville and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Democracy in America

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  • Author : Alexis de Tocqueville
  • Publisher : Signet
  • Release : 1956-02-01
  • ISBN : 9780451614902
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Democracy in America written by Alexis de Tocqueville and published by Signet. This book was released on 1956-02-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tocqueville's monumental book is as relevant today as when it was first published in the mid-nineteenth century, and it remains the most comprehensive, penetrating, and astute picture of American life, politics, and morals ever written -- whether by an American or, as in this case, a foreign visitor. This special edition contains the entire two volumes of "Democracy in America," based on the second revised and corrected text of the 1961 French edition, meticulously edited by the distinguished Tocqueville scholar J.P. Mayer.

Book Democracy in America

Download or read book Democracy in America written by Alexis de Tocqueville and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised translation of the work of Tocqueville analyzing the system of democracy in America. Tocqueville's first work first came out some fifteen years prior to this revised translation, he touched upon nearly all of America's institutions including industrialism and stretching to manners.

Book Democracy in America

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  • Author : Alexis De Tocqueville
  • Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
  • Release : 2018-10-28
  • ISBN : 9780344408212
  • Pages : 352 pages

Download or read book Democracy in America written by Alexis De Tocqueville and published by Franklin Classics Trade Press. This book was released on 2018-10-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Democracy in America

Download or read book Democracy in America written by and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 1939 with total page 1183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Democracy in America” is one of the masterpieces by Tocqueville. It presents the author's reflections regarding American people's outlook on politics. He comments on the strengths and weaknesses of the democratic system that was in some aspects the “tyranny of the majority”. A thought-provoking book that offers an in-depth analysis of the American government system.

Book Democracy in America  Abridged

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  • Author : Alexis de Tocqueville
  • Publisher : Waking Lion Press
  • Release : 2008-07-01
  • ISBN : 9781434101662
  • Pages : 660 pages

Download or read book Democracy in America Abridged written by Alexis de Tocqueville and published by Waking Lion Press. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a must-have for all students of American history and its political system. The first volume of this exceptional set was originally published in 1835, with the second volume being published in 1840, and it has remained in print ever since. President Woodrow Wilson wrote that Tocqueville'swork was "possibly without rival." Lord Bryce wrote with high praise of "the elegance and refinement of Tocqueville's reasoning." And historian Edward Banfield wrote, "After 150 years there is hardly a page [of Tocqueville's work] that does not open the reader's eyes to the larger implications of some familiar fact." This isthe abridged edition, with both volumes in one book. Newly designed and typeset for modern readers by Waking Lion Press.

Book Tocqueville in America

Download or read book Tocqueville in America written by George Wilson Pierson and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 1764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont, traveled the breadth of America to inquire into the future of French society as revolutionary upheaval gave way to a representative government similar to America's. This text reconstructs from their diaries and letters and newspaper accounts their nine-month tour and evolving analysis of American society.

Book Democracy in America  Volumes 1 2

Download or read book Democracy in America Volumes 1 2 written by Alexis de Toqueville and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 967 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexis de Tocqueville's masterpiece, 'Democracy in America: Volumes 1 & 2', delves into the social, political, and cultural landscape of America in the 19th century. Tocqueville's writing style is both analytical and insightful, providing a thorough examination of the American democratic system and its effects on society. Through detailed observations and comparisons with European countries, Tocqueville presents a compelling commentary on the strengths and weaknesses of democracy. This classic work remains relevant today, offering valuable insights into the nature of democracy and its implications for modern society. The book is a timeless piece of political literature that continues to influence political thought and theory.Alexis de Tocqueville, a French political thinker and historian, was uniquely positioned to write 'Democracy in America' due to his extensive travels and keen observations of American society. Tocqueville's background in political science and philosophy provided him with the tools necessary to analyze and critique the democratic system. His work continues to be studied and admired by scholars across the globe for its profound insights and rigorous analysis.I highly recommend 'Democracy in America: Volumes 1 & 2' to readers interested in political theory, American history, and the foundations of democracy. Tocqueville's nuanced and perceptive exploration of democratic principles offers a valuable perspective on the complexities of governance and society.

Book Democracy in America

Download or read book Democracy in America written by Alexis de Tocqueville and published by . This book was released on 1995-09-01 with total page 819 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy in America is a classic of political philosophy. Hailed by John Stuart Mill and Horace Greely as the finest book ever written on the nature of democracy, it continues to be an influential text on both sides of the Atlantic, above all in the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe.

Book Democracy in America  Abridged  2 Volumes in 1

Download or read book Democracy in America Abridged 2 Volumes in 1 written by Professor Alexis De Tocqueville and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-19 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a must-have for all students of American history and its political system. The first volume of this exceptional set was originally published in 1835, with the second volume being published in 1840, and it has remained in print ever since. President Woodrow Wilson wrote that Tocqueville'swork was "possibly without rival." Lord Bryce wrote with high praise of "the elegance and refinement of Tocqueville's reasoning." And historian Edward Banfield wrote, "After 150 years there is hardly a page [of Tocqueville's work] that does not open the reader's eyes to the larger implications of some familiar fact."Abridged by Jay A. Parry, author of The Real George Washington, this edition includes both volumes in one book.

Book Democracy in America

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  • Author : Alexis Tocqueville
  • Publisher : CreateSpace
  • Release : 2015-08-19
  • ISBN : 9781516972159
  • Pages : 664 pages

Download or read book Democracy in America written by Alexis Tocqueville and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-08-19 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy In America: Complete by Alexis De Tocqueville, also known as Alexander de Toqueville. This edition was translated by Henry Reeve in 1835-1840. Alexander de Toqueville (1805-1859) was a French political thinker and historian best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes: 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both of these, he analyzed the improved living standards and social conditions of individuals, as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. Democracy in America was published after Toqueville's travels in the United States, and is today considered an early work of sociology and political science. He argued that the importance of the French Revolution was to continue the process of modernizing and centralizing the French state which had begun under King Louis XIV. The failure of the Revolution came from the inexperience of the deputies who were too wedded to abstract Enlightenment ideals. Toqueville was a classical liberal who advocated parliamentary government, but was skeptical of the extremes of democracy. In Democracy in America, published in 1835, Tocqueville wrote of the New World and its burgeoning democratic order. Observing from the perspective of a detached social scientist, Tocqueville wrote of his travels through America in the early 19th century when the market revolution, Western expansion, and Jacksonian democracy were radically transforming the fabric of American life. One purpose of writing Democracy in America, according to Joshua Kaplan, was to help the people of France get a better understanding of their position between a fading aristocratic order and an emerging democratic order, and to help them sort out the confusion. Tocqueville saw democracy as an equation that balanced liberty and equality, concern for the individual as well as for the community.

Book Disenfranchising Democracy

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  • Author : David A. Bateman
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2018-10-25
  • ISBN : 110847019X
  • Pages : 369 pages

Download or read book Disenfranchising Democracy written by David A. Bateman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-25 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disenfranchising Democracy examines the exclusions that accompany democratization and provides a theory of the expansion and restriction of voting rights.

Book Democracy in America  Deluxe Library Binding   Annotated

Download or read book Democracy in America Deluxe Library Binding Annotated written by Alexis de Tocqueville and published by Engage Classics. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy in America examines the democratic revolution Tocqueville observed over the previous several hundred years. The focus of the book is on why democracy has succeeded in the United States while failing in so many other places.

Book Democracy in America

Download or read book Democracy in America written by Benjamin I. Page and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More democracy -- Unequal wealth distorts politics -- What has gone wrong -- Thwarting the will of the people -- The political clout of wealthy Americans -- Corporations and interest groups -- Polarized parties and gridlock -- What can be done -- Equal voice for all citizens -- Overcoming gridlock and democratizing institutions -- How to do it -- A social movement for democracy -- Signs of progress

Book Democracy in America  100 Copy Collector s Edition

Download or read book Democracy in America 100 Copy Collector s Edition written by Alexis de Tocqueville and published by Royal Classics. This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy in America examines the democratic revolution Tocqueville believed had been occurring over the previous several hundred years. The primary focus of the book is an analysis of why republican representative democracy has succeeded in the United States while failing in so many other places. Tocqueville seeks to apply the functional aspects of democracy in the United States to what he sees as the failings of democracy in his native France. Democracy in America was published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the other in 1840. It was immediately popular in both Europe and the United States, while also having a profound impact on the French population. By the twentieth century, it had become a classic work of political science, social science, and history. It is a commonly assigned reading for students at American universities majoring in the political or social sciences, and part of the introductory political theory syllabus at Cambridge, Oxford, Princeton and other institutions. This cloth-bound book includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket, and is limited to 100 copies.