Democracy in America
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Democracy in America
（The Bedford series in history and culture）
Bedford/St. Martins , Distributed outside North America by Palgrave Macmillan, c2009
Abridged ed. / abridged with an introduction by Michael Kammen
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-176) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Designed for instructors who are eager to teach Tocqueville's classic study of American politics, society, and culture but reluctant to assign all 700 plus pages, Kammen's careful abridgment features the most well-known chapters that by scholarly consensus are most representative of Tocqueville's thinking on a wide variety of issues.
Table of Contents
PART I Introduction: Tocqueville's Democracy in America.- Tocqueville's Life and Character.- The Journey in America.- Content and Key Themes of the Work.- How Democracy in America Was Received.- The Relevance and Legacy of Democracy in America.- PART II Author's Introduction.- The Influence of Democracy Upon the Intellectual Development of the United States.- Influence of Democracy on the Opinions of Americans.- Influence of Democracy on Customs as Such.- The Influence of Democratic Ideas and Attitudes on Politics.- APPENDIXES.- A Tocqueville Chronology (1805-1859).- Questions for Consideration.- Selected Bibliography.- The Bedford Series in History and Culture.
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