Democracy in America (two volumes).
by TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis de
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394421868
- ISBN 13
- 9780394421865
- Seller
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Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
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Synopsis
De la démocratie en Amérique (published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville on the United States in the 1830s and its strengths and weaknesses. A literal translation of its title is On Democracy in America, but the usual translation of the title is simply Democracy in America. It is regarded as a classical account of the democratic system of the United States and has been used as an important reference ever since.
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- Bookseller
- Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31765
- Title
- Democracy in America (two volumes).
- Author
- TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis de
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394421868
- ISBN 13
- 9780394421865
- Publisher
- Knopf,
- Place of Publication
- NY:
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- 0394421868, American History, Political Studies, Translation
- Bookseller catalogs
- Political Studies;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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