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Democracy in America ; and, Two weeks in the wilderness

Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-18592003
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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:
Includes bibliographical references.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780140447606 (pbk)
Dewey class:
320.973321.80973
Language:
English
BRN:
408516
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