When tocqueville visited america in the 1830s he found a thriving democracy of a kind he. Many of his insightful observations american society and political system, found in the two volume book he published after his visit, still remain. Download audiobooks matching keywords democracy in america to your device. Find a summary of this and each chapter of democracy in america. Published in two volumes in 1835 and 1840 respectively, the french political thinker tocqueville wrote about america as a social scientist after his travels there, providing a wealth of observations and opinions which still hold. Democracy in america is the resultant of roman, celtic, and teutonic ideas. Vietnam and american democracy, 19411968 by arthur meier schlesinger and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Its evolution is recorded in a series of political adjustments.
The result was democracy in america, a monumental study of the strengths and weaknesses of the nations evolvi. The result was democracy in america, a monumental study of the strengths and weaknesses of the nations evolving politics. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Tocqueville looked to the flourishing democratic system in america as a possible model for postrevolutionary france, believing its egalitarian ideals reflected the spirit of the age. Democracy america was created to provide a critical view of american sociopolitical life.
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