Democracy in America [Book] : an annotated text backgrounds interpretations / Alexis de Tocqueville ; edited by Isaac Kramnick.

By:

Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859

Contributor(s):

Kramnick, Isaac

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Norton critical editionPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvii, 856 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780393929867 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Democracy -- United States

DDC classification:

320.973 22

Other classification:

320.973

Summary: It is accompanied by detailed explanatory annotations and an introduction addressing Democracy in America’s canonic and iconic place in American life. “Backgrounds” includes seven letters offering Tocqueville’s impressions of his nine-and-a-half month journey through the United States. Nine contemporary reviews, both American and European, trace Democracy in America’s varied initial reception. Thirteen “Interpretations” gauge Tocqueville’s influence on American political thought and on democracy’s legacy. Contributors include David Riesman, Max Lerner, Robert Nisbet, James T. Schleifer, Catherine Zuckert, Sheldon S. Wolin, Edward C. Banfield, Daniel T. Rodgers, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Sean Wilentz, Henry Steele Commager, James T. Kloppenberg, and Tamara M. Teale.

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It is accompanied by detailed explanatory annotations and an introduction addressing Democracy in America’s canonic and iconic place in American life. “Backgrounds” includes seven letters offering Tocqueville’s impressions of his nine-and-a-half month journey through the United States. Nine contemporary reviews, both American and European, trace Democracy in America’s varied initial reception. Thirteen “Interpretations” gauge Tocqueville’s influence on American political thought and on democracy’s legacy. Contributors include David Riesman, Max Lerner, Robert Nisbet, James T. Schleifer, Catherine Zuckert, Sheldon S. Wolin, Edward C. Banfield, Daniel T. Rodgers, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Sean Wilentz, Henry Steele Commager, James T. Kloppenberg, and Tamara M. Teale.

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