Democracy in America ; and, Two weeks in the wilderness
Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-18592003
Books, Manuscripts
In 1831 Tocqueville set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him nine months and cover 7000 miles. The result was 'Democracy in America', a subtle and prescient analysis of the life and institutions of 19th-century America.
Main title:
Democracy in America ; and, Two weeks in the wilderness / Alexis de Tocqueville ; a new translation by Gerald Bevan ; with an introduction by Isaac Kramnick.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2003.
Collation:
896 p. ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Bibliography.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
97801404476060140447601
Dewey class:
320.9'73
Local class:
320.973
Language:
EnglishFrench
Subject:
BRN:
1597822