Democracy in America (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading): Volumes I and II

by Professor Alexis De Tocqueville

Eric Plaag (Introduction), Henry Reeve (Translator), and Francis Bowen (Editor)

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Written nearly 170 years ago, "Democracy in America" is a masterful display of insight and foresight into all things American. Doubting whether the American experiment in equality could work, Tocqueville conjectured that democracy would erect a society that would succumb to a different type of tyranny than that of a monarchy or aristocracy - that of the majority. Through detailed interviews with "the most informed men" he could meet, he offers an examination of American institutions and the fabric of American life.
  • ISBN10 1411428803
  • ISBN13 9781411428805
  • Publish Date 1 September 2009 (first published 1 December 2003)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Barnes & Noble
  • Format eBook
  • Language English