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Democracy in America, Volume 1 (Vintage Classics) by Alexis de Tocqueville; the Henry Reeve text as revised by Francis Bowen, now further corrected and edited with introduction, editorial notes, and bibliographies by Phillips Bradley; with a new introduction by Daniel J. Boorstin is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Democracy in America, Volume 1 (Vintage Classics) about?

A contemporary study of the early American nation and its evolving democracy, from a French aristocrat and sociologist. In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and ambitious civil servant, 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 looked to the flourishing democratic system in America as a possible model for post-revolutionary France, believing that the egalitarian ideals it enshrined reflected the spirit of the age and even divine will. His study of the strengths and weaknesses of an evolving democratic society has been quoted by every American president since Eisenhower, and remains a key point of reference for any discussion of the American nation or the democratic system.

Who reads Democracy in America, Volume 1 (Vintage Classics)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Alexis de Tocqueville; the Henry Reeve text as revised by Francis Bowen, now further corrected and edited with introduction, editorial notes, and bibliographies by Phillips Bradley; with a new introduction by Daniel J. Boorstin
Publisher
Vintage Books
Published
1990
Language
EN
ISBN
9780679728269
Category
history
Subjects
Political Science, Law, Fiction
Rating
4.15 / 5 (278 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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