Democracy in America (Norton Critical Editions)
by Alexis de Tocqueville
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Author: Alexis de TocquevilleEditor: Isaac Kramnick
Translator: Henry Reeves
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-21
ISBN: 0393929868
Number of pages: 896
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Summary of Democracy in America (Norton Critical Editions)
The Norton Critical Edition presents Tocqueville?s classic text in the Henry Reeve translation.
It is accompanied by detailed explanatory annotations and an introduction addressing Democracy in America?s canonic and iconic place in American life. ?Backgrounds? includes seven letters offering Tocqueville?s impressions of his nine-and-a-half month journey through the United States. Nine contemporary reviews, both American and European, trace Democracy in America?s varied initial reception. Thirteen ?Interpretations? gauge Tocqueville?s influence on American political thought and on democracy?s legacy. Contributors include David Riesman, Max Lerner, Robert Nisbet, James T. Schleifer, Catherine Zuckert, Sheldon S. Wolin, Edward C. Banfield, Daniel T. Rodgers, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Sean Wilentz, Henry Steele Commager, James T. Kloppenberg, and Tamara M. Teale.United States Books
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