Democracy in America: Abridged Edition

The abridged edition of the enduring masterwork--a classic portrait of America's culture and people.

Originally penned in the mid-nineteenth century by Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America remains the most comprehensive, penetrating, and astute picture of American life, politics, and morals ever written, as relevant today as when it first appeared in print nearly two hundred years ago.

This abridged edition by scholar and historian Scott A. Sandage includes a new introduction and editorial notes, and offers students and the general reader alike easy access to the preeminent translation by George Lawrence, widely recognized as the best translation based on the second revised and corrected text of the 1961 French edition, edited by J. P. Mayer.

Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 06/01/2007
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.07h x 5.31w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780060008734

About the Author
De Tocqueville, Alexis: -

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was born in Verneuil, France. A historian and political scientist, he came to the United States in 1831 to report on the prison system. His experiences would later become the basis for his classic study Democracy in America.

de Tocqueville, Alexis: -

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was born in Verneuil, France. A historian and political scientist, he came to the United States in 1831 to report on the prison system. His experiences would later become the basis for his classic study Democracy in America.