De Tocqueville Democracy The American Society And The Future Of The United States
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De Tocqueville Democracy The American Society And The Future Of The United States
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Author : John Stuart Mill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988-07
De Tocqueville Democracy The American Society And The Future Of The United States written by John Stuart Mill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-07 with categories.
Democracy In America
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Author : Alexis de Tocqueville
language : en
Publisher: Lexham Press
Release Date : 2016-11-09
Democracy In America written by Alexis de Tocqueville and has been published by Lexham Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-09 with Political Science categories.
A New Abridgement of a Classic on the American Experiment. 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. 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. However, the expansive 2--volume original has never seen an accessible version that remains true to the original text. This new abridgement of Francis Bowen's 1864 translation keeps Tocqueville's thought intact. All chapters have been retained and no sentences have been divided. This volume offers a clear window into American political history and a concise approach to this classic outsider's perspective on the United States. A new introduction by editor John D. Wilsey further interprets and applies Tocqueville's thought for the modern student of American institutions, politics, religion, and society.
Democracy In America
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Author : Alexis de Tocqueville
language : en
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Release Date : 2017-03-01
Democracy In America written by Alexis de Tocqueville and has been published by Courier Dover Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-01 with Political Science categories.
Nineteenth-century classic by French political scientist offers insightful views of the newly formed United States. This landmark work ranks among the most perceptive and influential surveys of American politics and society.
Democracy In America Volume I Ii
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Author : Alexis de Tocqueville
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2014-12-16
Democracy In America Volume I Ii written by Alexis de Tocqueville and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-16 with Political Science categories.
Over the course of nine months in 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a French political thinker, accompanied by Gustave de Beaumont, travelled the United States under the pretext of studying the American prison system. Over the course of his travels, Tocqueville also studied American society, religion, politics, and economics, undertaking what would become one of the most comprehensive studies to that time of the practice of democracy in the United States. First published in 1835, Democracy in America continues to be considered one of the foundational works of political science. Democracy in America: Volumes I and II includes both volumes of de Tocqueville’s influential work. Volume I explores the factors that contributed to the success of democracy in the United States, as well as the possible future of democracy in light of the unique religion and socio-economic factors that existed in the United States at that time. Volume II continues Tocqueville’s exploration of the nature of democracy in the United States, including an analysis of American civil society. HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperTorch collection to build your digital library.
Democracy In America Volume I
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Author : Alexis de Tocqueville
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2014-11-18
Democracy In America Volume I written by Alexis de Tocqueville and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-18 with Political Science categories.
Over the course of nine months in 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a French political thinker, and accompanied by Gustave de Beaumont, travelled the United States under the pretext of studying the American prison system. Over the course of his travels, Tocqueville also studied American society, religion, politics, and economics, undertaking what would become one of the most comprehensive studies to that time of the practice of democracy in the United States. Democracy in America: Volume I explores the factors that contributed to the success of democracy in the United States, as well as the possible future of democracy in light of the unique religion and socio-economic factors that existed in the United States at that time. It was first published in 1835, preceding Volume II by approximately five years. Democracy in America is today considered one of the foundational works of political science. HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperTorch collection to build your digital library.
Alexis De Tocqueville
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Author : Joseph Epstein
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
Alexis De Tocqueville written by Joseph Epstein and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with History categories.
Alexis de Tocqueville was among the first foreigners to recognize the potential of a new land called the United States. His classic work Democracy in America, first published in 1835, was not only a vivid portrait of the new nation, but also a startlingly accurate forecast of its future. From the influence of evangelical Christianity to the advent of our “consumer society,” many of de Tocqueville’s predictions have come true. Bestselling author Joseph Epstein revisits de Tocqueville’s legacy, providing a fresh account of his classic travels in America. Epstein explains how de Tocqueville, introverted and prone to self-doubt, arrived at such a profoundly influential interpretation of this new country and its government. Alexis de Tocqueville: Democracy’s Guide is a compelling portrait of the Frenchman who would become an American icon. Joseph Epstein is the author of, among other books, Snobbery: The American Version, Fabulous Small Jews (a collection of stories), Envy, and Friendship: An Exposé. He was the editor of The American Scholar between 1974 and 1997, and for many years taught in the English Department at Northwestern University. His essays and stories have appeared in the New Yorker, Commentary, the Atlantic Monthly, and other magazines.
Tocqueville In America
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Author : George Wilson Pierson
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 1996
Tocqueville In America written by George Wilson Pierson and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont, traveled the breadth of America to inquire into the future of French society as revolutionary upheaval gave way to a representative government similar to America's. This text reconstructs from their diaries and letters and newspaper accounts their nine-month tour and evolving analysis of American society.
The Cambridge Companion To Democracy In America
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Author : Richard Boyd
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-03-24
The Cambridge Companion To Democracy In America written by Richard Boyd and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-24 with History categories.
These essays explore important themes and contemporary legacies of Alexis de Tocqueville's classic work Democracy in America.
Reconsidering Tocqueville S Democracy In America
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Author : Abraham Seldin Eisenstadt
language : en
Publisher: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 1988
Reconsidering Tocqueville S Democracy In America written by Abraham Seldin Eisenstadt and has been published by New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
Democracy In America Book Two
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Author : Alexis de Tocqueville
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-01-21
Democracy In America Book Two written by Alexis de Tocqueville and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-21 with Democracy categories.
Tocqueville was a great-grandson of the statesman Chrétien de Malesherbes (1721-94), a liberal aristocratic victim of the French Revolution and a political model for the young Tocqueville. Almost diminutive in stature, acutely sensitive, and plagued by severe bouts of anxiety since childhood, he remained close to his parents throughout his life.Despite a frail voice in a fragile body, distaste for the daily demands of parliamentary existence, and long periods of illness and nervous exhaustion, Tocqueville chose politics as his vocation and adhered to this choice until he was driven from office. His decision in favour of a public career was made with some assurance of success. His father was a loyal royalist prefect and in 1827 was made a peer of France by Charles X. At that time, young Tocqueville moved easily into government service as an apprentice magistrate. There he prepared himself for political life while observing the impending constitutional confrontation between the Conservatives and the Liberals, with growing sympathy for the latter. He was strongly influenced by the lectures of the historian and statesman François Guizot (1787-1874), who asserted that the decline of aristocratic privilege was historically inevitable. After the manner of Liberals under the autocratic regime of the restored Bourbon kings, Tocqueville began to study English history as a model of political development.He entered public life in the company of a close friend who was to become his alter ego--Gustave de Beaumont. Their life histories are virtual mirror images. Of similar backgrounds and positions, they were companions in their travels in America, England, and Algeria, coordinated their writings, and ultimately entered the legislature together.The July Revolution of 1830 that put the "citizen king" Louis-Philippe of Orléans on the throne was a turning point for Tocqueville. It deepened his conviction that France was moving rapidly toward complete social equality. Breaking with the older liberal generation, he no longer compared France with the English constitutional monarchy but compared it with democratic America. Of more personal concern, despite his oath of loyalty to the new monarch, his position had become precarious because of his family ties with the ousted Bourbon king. He and Beaumont, seeking to escape from their uncomfortable political situation, asked for and received official permission to study the uncontroversial problem of prison reforms in America. They also hoped to return with knowledge of a society that would mark them as especially fit to help mold France's political future.Tocqueville and Beaumont spent nine months in the United States during 1831 and 1832, out of which came first their joint book, On the Penitentiary System in the United States and Its Application in France (1833); Beaumont's Marie; or, Slavery in the United States (1835), on America's race problems; and the first part of Tocqueville's Democracy in America (1835-40). On the basis of observations, readings, and discussions with a host of eminent Americans, Tocqueville attempted to penetrate directly to the essentials of American society and to highlight that aspect--equality of conditions--that was most relevant to his own philosophy. Tocqueville's study analyzed the vitality, the excesses, and the potential future of American democracy. Above all, the work was infused with his message that a society, properly organized, could hope to retain liberty in a democratic social order.The first part of Democracy in America won an immediate reputation for its author as a political scientist. During this period, probably the happiest and most optimistic of his life, Tocqueville was named to the Legion of Honour, the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences (1838), and the French Academy (1841).