Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracy in America

Bearbeitung:Kammen, Michael

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Designed for instructors who are eager to teachTocqueville's classic study of American politics, society, and culturebut reluctant to assign all 700 plus pages, Kammenbs careful abridgment features the most well-known chapters that by scholarly consensus are most representative of Tocquevillebs thinking on a wide variety of issues.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bedford / Bedford/St. Martin's / Macmillan US
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-312-46330-4
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 137mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 223g
• ISBN-13: 9780312463304
• ISBN-10: 0312463308
• Artikelnr.: 23539724

Autorenporträt

Alexis de Tocqueville; Abridged and with an Introduction by Michael Kammen, Translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings

Inhaltsangabe

- 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 - Authorbs 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 -