Democracy in America [2 - Two volume set - Paperbacks]
by Tocqueville, Alexis de (Reeve, Henry; translator. Bradley, Phillips; editor)
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Good. (moderate cover wear/soil, texts of both volumes clean, bindings sound)
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About This Item
NY. Vintage Books (c1945). PAPERBACKS. Good. (moderate cover wear/soil, texts of both volumes clean, bindings sound) 12mo. mass market paperbacks. The Henry Reeve text as revised by Francis Bowen. Now Furthur Corrected & Edited with a Historical Essay, Editorial Notes, & Bibliographies by Phillips Bradley.
Synopsis
De la démocratie en Amérique (published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville on the United States in the 1830s and its strengths and weaknesses. A literal translation of its title is On Democracy in America, but the usual translation of the title is simply Democracy in America. It is regarded as a classical account of the democratic system of the United States and has been used as an important reference ever since.
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- Bookseller
- Booktopia (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8072808
- Title
- Democracy in America [2 - Two volume set - Paperbacks]
- Author
- Tocqueville, Alexis de (Reeve, Henry; translator. Bradley, Phillips; editor)
- Format/Binding
- PAPERBACKS
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. (moderate cover wear/soil, texts of both volumes clean, bindings sound)
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Place of Publication
- NY.
- Date Published
- (c1945).
- Pages
- 2 volumes: 452 + 518pp. + indices
- Keywords
- 19th Century American History, 19th Century American Government Travel Cultural History, Alexis de Tocqueville
- Size
- 12mo.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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