Résumé
An award-winning new translation of the most perceptive and influential book ever written about American politics and society.Alexis de Tocqueville, a young aristocratic French lawyer, came to the United States in 1831 to study its penitentiary systems. His nine-month visit and subsequent reading and reflection resulted in this landmark masterpiece of political observation and analysis.InDemocracy in America, Tocqueville vividly describes the unprecedented social equality he found in America and explores its implications for European society in the emerging modern era. His book provides enduring insight into the political consequences of widespread property ownership, the potential dangers to liberty inherent in majority rule, the vital role of religion in American life, and the importance of civil institutions in an individualistic culture dominated by the pursuit of material self-interest. He also probes the deep differences between the free and slave states, writing prophetically of racism, bigotry, and prejudice in the United States.Brought to life by Arthur Goldhammer's clear, fluid, and vigorous translation, this volume of Democracy in America is the first to fully capture Tocqueville’s achievements both as an accomplished literary stylist and as a profound political thinker.LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
À propos de l'auteur
Tocqueville, Alexis de
Arthur Goldhammer is the award-winning translator of more than eighty French works in history, literature, art history, classical studies, philosophy, psychology, and social science. Olivier Zunz is Commonwealth Professor of History at the University of Virginia, and the author of numerous books includingWhy the American Century? He has also co-editedThe Tocqueville Reader (Blackwell) and is president of the Tocqueville Society.
Fiche technique
- Titre : Alexis de Tocqueville: Democracy in America (LOA #147): A new translation by Arthur Goldhammer
- Auteur : Tocqueville, Alexis de
- Langue : Anglais
- Format : Relié
- Nombre de pages : 928
- Genre : POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Date de publication : 09-02-2004
- Édition : Library of America
- Poids : 0.61 kg
- Dimensions : 13.208 x 2.5908 x 20.624799999999997 cm
- ISBN-10 : 1931082545
- ISBN-13 : 9781931082549
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