Democracy in America (Abridged)
Author | : Alexis de Tocqueville |
Publisher | : Hackett Publishing |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2001-03-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 0872204944 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780872204942 |
Rating | : 4/5 (942 Downloads) |
Download or read book Democracy in America (Abridged) written by Alexis de Tocqueville and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2001-03-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new abridged translation of Democracy in America reflects the rich Tocqueville scholarship of the past forty years, and restores chapters central to Tocqueville's analysis absent from previous abridgments -- including his discussions of enlightened self-interest and the public's influence on ethical standards. Judicious notes and a thoughtful introduction offer aids to the understanding of a masterpiece of nineteenth-century social thought that continues in our own day to illuminate debates about the roles of liberty and equality in American life.