Tocqueville, Alexis de

Based partly on the author's observations of the American political and social conditions during a visit in 1831-1832.

Based partly on the author's observations of the American political and social conditions during a visit in 1831-1832.

An edited and abridged version of Alexis de Tocqueville's study of the United States, written in 1831 when the democracy was still young, encompassing the history, geography, politics, legal system, economy, and culture of America, and addressing issues such as a free press and racism that are still pertinent in the twenty-first century.

Examines the origins and consequences of the French Revolution based on observations of the social conditions prior to the development of the rebellion that led to the government being overthrown.

An English translation of French historian and political scientist Alexis de Tocqueville's mid-nineteenth-century account of the history, geography, politics, legal system, economy, and culture of the United States, including discussion of such issues as a free press and racism.