Books : Democracy in America, Volume 2 (Vintage Classics)
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by: Alexis De Tocqueville
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 320.973
EAN: 9780679728269
ISBN: 0679728260
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 528
Publication Date: August 11, 1990
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: August 11, 1990
Sales Rank: 352689
Studio: Vintage
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Volume 2 of the classic commentary on the influence of democracy on the intellect, feelings, and actions of Americans. With an introduction by Phillips Bradley.
Amazon.com Review:
Democracy in America is the classic analysis of America's unique political character, quoted heavily by politicians and perennially popping up on history professors' reading lists. The book's enduring appeal lies in the eloquent, prophetic voice of Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859), a French aristocrat who visited the United States in 1831. A thoughtful young man in a still-young country, he succeeded in penning this penetrating study of America's people, culture, history, geography, politics, legal system, and economy. Tocqueville asserts, 'I confess that in America I saw more than America; I sought the image of democracy itself, with its inclinations, its character, its prejudices, and its passions, in order to learn what we have to fear or hope from its progress.'
In addition to a brilliant, perceptive outline of 'the philosophical method of the Americans,' Volume II of Democracy in America includes the oddly modern-sounding 'Why the Americans Are So Restless in the Midst of Their Prosperity,' the surprising and provocative 'How Americans Understand the Equality of the Sexes,' and the more archaic 'The Study of Greek and Latin is Peculiarly Useful in Democratic Communities.' This edition--which many consider the best--contains the Henry Reeve text, revised by Francis Bowen, and further edited with introduction, editorial notes, and bibliographies by Phillips Bradley.
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Rating: - More Needed Than Ever
Written over 150 years ago, Democracy In America is even more important and compelling today than it was then. This past fall, I had the opportunity to teach a Government class for my college. My class studied the second volume of this invaluable classic. It was such a pleasure to study it through a mentor's eyes. It truly came alive for me in a way that it never had before as I prepared to teach it.
Despite his young age, Tocqueville was a master at understanding human nature. Volume ... Read More
Rating: - Astute Observer of America
De Tocqueville was simply of one of the great social scientists writing about America and Democracy. From reading the book I deduced that De Tocqueville was a social scientist before Marx! He compares European culture and government with the fledgling culture and democracy he observes in America. He is very much impressed with what he sees taking place in America in the 1830's and hopes it will spread to Europe. He at first believed that America's prosperity was simply due to geography and their ... Read More
Rating: - Smashing follow-up to volume 1
I didn't think it was possible for Tocqueville's to outdo volume 1 of "Democracy in Amercia" but I was definitely proved wrong! Volume 2 is more deep and philosophical in its approach to understanding American democracy and ties up any loose ends that might have occured in volume 1. A book that needs to be read now more than ever before, volume 2 deserves to be considered among the Great Books of Western civilization.
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