A New Abridgement of a Classic on the American Experiment.
Wilsey further interprets and applies Tocqueville\'s thought for the modern student of American institutions, politics, religion, and society..
A new introduction by editor John D.
This volume offers a clear window into American political history and a concise approach to this classic outsider\'s perspective on the United States.
All chapters have been retained and no sentences have been divided.
This new abridgement of Francis Bowen\'s 1864 translation keeps Tocqueville\'s thought intact.
However, the expansive 2--volume original has never seen an accessible version that remains true to the original text.
Alexis de Tocqueville\'s Democracy in America , written in French in the early 19th century, is seen as a classic of American political and cultural studies. ?As debates rage over the future of America and the country\'s relationship to its past, there is no better time to examine the American culture from the perspective of a nineteenth century French thinker and student of democracy.
A New Abridgement of a Classic on the American Experiment
