This abridged version is an excellent summary of democracy in america. From americas call for a free press to its embrace of the capitalist system democracy in america enlightens, entertains, and endures as a brilliant study of our national government and character. The necessity of examining the condition of the states before that of the union at large. His 9month go to and subsequent studying and reflection resulted in democracy in america 1835forty, a landmark masterpiece of political remark and evaluation.
Henry reeve is a publication of the pennsylvania state university. Tocqueville foi buscar nos estados unidos nao um modelo, mas um principio a ser estudado e uma questao a ser ilustrada e resolvida. Great disruption, new york, the free press, 1999, p. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Jan 21, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The book he wrote on his return to france, democracy in america, is both the best ever written on democracy and the best ever written on america. What struck him most was the countrys equality of conditions, its democracy. Its title translates as on democracy in america, but english translations are usually simply entitled democracy in america. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Tocqueville knocked me off my feet when i read this book in 1997 and look forward to the full version in 2015. The original was published in two large volumes, the first in 1835, the second in 1840. Origin of the angloamericans, and the importance of this origin in relation to their future condition.
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