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Democracy in America : historical-critical edition of De la démocratie en Amérique / Alexis de Tocqueville ; edited by Eduardo Nolla ; translated from the French by James T. Schleifer.
Van Pelt Library JK216 .T713 2010 v.1-4
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859.
- Standardized Title:
- De la démocratie en Amérique. English & French
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Democracy--United States.
- Democracy.
- Physical Description:
- 4 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Bilingual French-English edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, ©2010.
- Summary:
- In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville and his friend Gustave de Beaumont visited the United States on behalf of the French government to study American prisons. In their nine months in the U.S. they studied not just the prison system but every aspect of American life, public and private--the political, economic, religious, cultural, and above all social life of the young nation. From Tocqueville's copious notes of what he had seen and heard came the classic text De la Démocratie en Amérique, published in two large volumes, the first in 1835, the second in 1840. The first volume focused primarily on political society; the second, on civil society. Tocqueville's account of the travels and adventures of the two Frenchmen aimed to get down the truth about America, not only to praise the new country's strengths but also to critique its shortcomings when these were all too evident to outside eyes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles H. Maxson Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859. De la démocratie en Amérique. English & French. Democracy in America.
- ISBN:
- 9780865977198
- 0865977194
- 9780865977204
- 0865977208
- 9780865977211
- 0865977216
- 9780865977228
- 0865977224
- 9780865977235
- 0865977232
- 9780865977242
- 0865977240
- 9780865977259
- 0865977259
- 9780865977266
- 0865977267
- 9780865977273
- 0865977275
- 9780865977280
- 0865977283
- OCLC:
- 259754353
- Publisher Number:
- 40017547202
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