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An exclusive new translation of the most perceptive and influential book ever written about American politics and society — “the bible on democracy” ( The Texas Observer ) This Library of America volume presents de Tocqueville’s masterpiece in an entirely new translation — the first to fully capture his style and provide a rigorous, faithful rendering of his profound ideas and observations Alexis de Tocqueville, a young aristocratic French lawyer, came to the United States in 1831 to study its penitentiary systems. His nine-month visit and subsequent reading and reflection resulted in this landmark masterpiece of political observation and analysis. In Democracy in America , Tocqueville vividly describes the unprecedented social equality he found in America and explores its implications for European society in the emerging modern era. His book provides enduring insight into the political consequences of widespread property ownership, the potential dangers to liberty inherent in majority rule, the vital role of religion in American life, and the importance of civil institutions in an individualistic culture dominated by the pursuit of material self-interest. He also probes the deep
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- Author
- Tocqueville, Alexis de;Zunz, Olivier
- Publisher
- Library of America, The
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781931082549
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Philosophy, History
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5 (327 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- De la démocratie en Amérique (Philosophie) (2010)
- Democracy in America: Translated, Edited, and With an Introduction by Harvey C. Mansfield and Delba Winthrop (2000)
- Democracy in America, Volume 2 (Vintage Classics) (2006)
- Democracy in America (2006)
- Democracy in America, Volume 1 (Vintage Classics) (1990)
- Democracy in America (1969)
- Democracy in America, Volume 2 (2002)
- Democracy in America: Historical-Critical Edition of De la democratie en Amerique (4 volume set) (2010)
- Democracy in America : The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II (2006)
- Democracy in America: Abridged Edition (Mentor) (1984)
- Democracy in America : Volumes I & II (2009)
- Democracy in America (2 Volumes) (1945)
- De la démocratie en Amérique (Tome 2) (2018)
- Alexis de Tocqueville: Democracy in America (LOA #147): A new translation by Arthur Goldhammer (Library of America) (2012)
- Democracy in America: Translated, Edited, and With an Introduction by Harvey C. Mansfield and Delba Winthrop (2011)
- Democracy in America: Abridged (2011)
- Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville ; translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings ; abridged with an introduction by (2006)
- Democracy in America. Volumes I & II (2003)
- Democracy in America: Translated, Edited, and With an Introduction by Harvey C. Mansfield and Delba Winthrop (2006)
- De la démocratie en Amérique (Philosophie, 1) (1981)
- Democracy in America: Translated, Edited, and With an Introduction by Harvey C. Mansfield and Delba Winthrop (2002)
- Democracy in America, Volume 1 (2012)
- Democracy in America, Volume 2 (2012)
- Democracy In America Alexis De Tocqueville (2001)
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