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Alexis de Tocqueville : Democracy in America (LOA #147) by Alexis De Tocqueville
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- ISBN
- 9781931082549
- Book Title
- Alexis De Tocqueville : Democracy in America (Loa #147)
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publisher
- Library of America, T.H.E.
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- History, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- Sociology / General, United States / 19th Century, History & Theory, American Government / General, Political Ideologies / Democracy
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Item Weight
- 21.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 928 Pages
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Alexis de Tocqueville, a young aristocratic French lawyer, came to the United States in 1831 to study its penitentiary systems. His nine-month visit and subsequent reading and reflection resulted in Democracy in America (1835-40), a landmark masterpiece of political observation and analysis. Tocqueville vividly describes the unprecedented social equality he found in America and explores its implications for European society in the emerging modern era. His book provides enduring insight into the political consequences of widespread property ownership, the potential dangers to liberty inherent in majority rule, the importance of civil institutions in an individualistic culture dominated by the pursuit of material self-interest, and the vital role of religion in American life, while prophetically probing the deep differences between the free and slave states. The clear, fluid, and vigorous translation by Arthur Goldhammer is the first to fully capture Tocqueville's achievements both as an accomplished literary stylist and as a profound political thinker. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Library of America, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1931082545
ISBN-13
9781931082549
eBay Product ID (ePID)
128412499
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alexis De Tocqueville : Democracy in America (Loa #147)
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Sociology / General, United States / 19th Century, History & Theory, American Government / General, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publication Year
2004
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
928 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Item Weight
21.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Jk216.T713 2004
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
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“Tocqueville enjoys a unique position in the history of literature and thought: a philosopher also notable as a literary stylist, he is the only Frenchman who can claim to be part of the American canon as well as the French.â€� (Arthur Goldhammer, translator), Winner of the 2004 Translation Prize awarded by the French-American Foundation "This new translation by Goldhammer gets to the heart of Tocqueville's words." -- Library Journal "It's hard to think of a work that has so influenced our understanding of the United States as this--still the most authoritative, reflective set of observations about American institutions and the American character ever written . . . this translation by Goldhammer, the dean of American translators from the French, accomplishes what it's hard to believe possible: it lends to this unalterably grave work some zest. Never slipping into slang, it gives a colloquial cast, fitting for our time, to a work normally rendered only with high solemnity. The Library of America claims that its editions will stay in print forever. This one's likely to stand that test." -- Publishers Weekly, Tocqueville enjoys a unique position in the history of literature and thought: a philosopher also notable as a literary stylist, he is the only Frenchman who can claim to be part of the American canon as well as the French.” (Arthur Goldhammer, translator)
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2004
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2003-061885
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