Original publication date
1835 (volume 1)
1840 (volume 2)
Pages
xiv; 778
Status
Available
Call number
Publication
New York: Harper Perennial, c1966, Forward, 1975; First Perennial Library edition, 1988; 19th printing, 1996
Physical description
xiv, 778 p.; 20.3 cm
ISBN
0060915226 / 9780060915223
Language
Description
History. Politics. Nonfiction. HTML: Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America (De la démocratie en Amérique) is a classic text detailing the United States of the 1830s, showing a primarily favorable view by Tocqueville as he compares it to his native France. Considered to be an important account of the U.S. democratic system, it has become a classic work in the fields of political science and history. It quickly became popular in both the United States and Europe. Democracy in America was first published as two volumes, one in 1835 and the other in 1840; both are included in this edition.