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Democracy in America / by Alexis de Tocqueville ; translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings ; abridged with an introduction by Michael Kammen.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks JK 216 .T5313 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859.
- Series:
- Bedford series in history and culture
- The Bedford series in history and culture
- Standardized Title:
- De la démocratie en Amérique. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--United States.
- Democracy.
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- United States--Social conditions--To 1865.
- Politics and government.
- Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Bedford/St Martins, ©2009.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the French.
- Contents:
- Introduction : Tocqueville and his tour de force
- Democracy in America
- The influence of democracy upon intellectual development of the United States
- Influence of democracy on the opinion of Americans
- Influence of democracy on customs as such
- The influence of democratic ideas and attitudes on politics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (175-176) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- HSP credit line: Fourth of July at Center Square by John Lewi
- Other Format:
- Online version: Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859. De la démocratie en Amérique. English. Democracy in America.
- ISBN:
- 9780312463304
- 0312463308
- OCLC:
- 192082267
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- Publisher description
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