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Democracy in America / Alexis de Tocqueville ; translated by Henry Reeve ; edited, with notes, by Francis Bowen.

by Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859.

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Dover Publications Inc., 2017.

Democracy -- United States.

United States -- Politics and government.

United States -- Social conditions.

Dover thrift editions.

9780486815596 (pbk.)

De la démocratie en Amérique. English

Dover Thrift ed.

2 v. (various pagings) ; 21 cm.

"This Dover edition, first published in 2017, is an unabridged republication of two volumes originally published by Sever and Francis, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1863 (Third edition). The works appear here for the first time as a bound volume.''--T. p. verso.

"In the early 19th century, a French sociologist and political scientist undertook a seven-month journey throughout the newly formed United States. Alexis de Tocqueville surveyed the young nation's religious, political, and economic character and reported his findings in two volumes, published in 1835 and 1840. Two centuries later, Democracy in America remains among the most astute and influential surveys of American politics and society. de Tocqueville focuses on why republican representative democracy prevailed in the United States, tracing its success from the state of equality established by the early Puritan settlers through the American Revolution and adoption of the Constitution. His speculations on the future of democracy offer prescient, thought-provoking reading, and his classic work remains a touchstone for modern thinkers on government. This edition is based on the earliest approved translation, which has served as the standard version for over a century and comes closest to reflecting the author's insights as perceived by his contemporaries"--From publisher.

Bowen, Francis, 1811-1890.

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