📱 eBook en inglés DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA

A New Abridgement of a Classic on the American Experiment.
As debates rage over the future of America and the countrys relationship to its past, there is no better time to examine the American culture from the perspective of a nineteenth century French thinker and student of democracy. Alexis de Tocquevilles Democracy in America, written in French in the early 19th century, is seen as a classic of American political and cultural studies. However, the expansive 2--volume original has never seen an accessible version that remains true to the original text. This new abridgement of Francis Bowens 1864 translation keeps Tocquevilles thought intact. All chapters have been retained and no sentences have been divided. This volume offers a clear window into American political history and a concise approach to this classic outsiders perspective on the United States. A new introduction by editor John D. Wilsey further interprets and applies Tocquevilles thought for the modern student of American institutions, politics, religion, and society.