Democracy in America

By Alexis de Tocqueville, John C Spencer, Antonio Sánchez De Bustamante

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385081707
• ISBN13: 9780385081702
• Release Date: May 1969
• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Length: 778 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Helps Americans make sense of themselves....

...and others understand Americans. I was required to read this book for a college course and was actually dreading its seemingly tedious discourses on a myriad of subjects. After diving in, however, I discovered something totally different was contained. One thing sorely lacking from education in grades K-12 is REALITY. As children we are indoctrinated with the idea of American supremacy to all other nations. I can understand instilling love in one's country, but we're being brainwashed here! After going through college I began to wrestle with the inherent contradictions of American thinking. This book systematically handles many of those issues and really helps American citizens realize how we've gotten ourselves where we are today (filthy rich & hated throughout the world.) I don't hate America, just a lot of what the government does. this book will greatly expand your way of thinking on various subjects. If taught in the proper manner, this book will shatter conventional concepts of America. Forget all that other crap we had to read in school...this should be required reading. It handles everything from economics, art, gender issues, etc....a classic.

Great Book.

This is probably the best book on the history of American Government. I loved it. I highly recommend it.

kick ass

for any gov., hist., econ., soc., anth. student a must read