Tocqueville: A Very Short Introduction

by Harvey Mansfield Jr. and Delba Winthrop

No one has ever described American democracy with more accurate insight or more profoundly than Alexis de Tocqueville. After meeting with Americans on extensive travels in the United States, and intense study of documents and authorities, he authored the landmark Democracy in America, publishing its two volumes in 1835 and 1840. Ever since, this book has been the best source for every serious attempt to understand America and democracy itself. Yet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195175395
• ISBN13: 9780195175394
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.6" x 6.9"