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Democracy in America

byAlexis Tocqueville, Isaac Kramnick (Edited by), Gerald Bevan (Translator)

And Two Essays on America

In 1831 Tocqueville set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9 months and cover 7,000 miles. The result was DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA: a subtle and prescient analysis of the life and institutions of 19th-century America. Tocqueville's study of the strengths and weaknesses of an evolving democratic society has been quoted by every American president since Eisenhower. It remains a key point of reference for any discussion of the American nation or the democratic system.

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  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • ISBN: 9780140447606
  • Length: 992 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 44mm x 130mm
  • Weight: 705g
  • Price: £14.99
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