To view prices and purchase online, please login or create an account now.



Democracy in America

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Democracy in America
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alexis de Tocqueville
Abridged by Patrick Renshaw
Introduction by Patrick Renshaw
Series edited by Tom Griffith
SeriesWordsworth Classics of World Literature
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:416
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreLiterary essays
ISBN/Barcode 9781853264801
ClassificationsDewey:321.80973
Audience
General
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Edition New edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Imprint Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Publication Date 1 May 1996
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Abridged, with an Introduction by Patrick Renshaw. Democracy in America is a classic of political philosophy. Hailed by John Stuart Mill and Horace Greely as the finest book ever written on the nature of democracy, it continues to be an influential text on both sides of the Atlantic, above all in the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe. De Tocqueville examines the structures, institutions and operation of democracy, and shows how Europe can learn from American success and failures. His central theme is the advancement of the rule of the people, but he also predicts that slavery will bring about the 'most horrible of civil wars', foresees that the USA and Russia will be the Superpowers of the twentieth century, and is 150 years ahead of his time in his views on the position and importance of women.