内容简介
In1831AlexisdeTocqueville,ayoungFrencharistocratandambitiouscivilservant,madeanine-monthjourneythroughoutAmerica.TheresultwasDemocracyinAmerica,amonumentalstudyofthelifeandinstitutionsoftheevolvingnation.TocquevillelookedtotheflourishingdemocraticsysteminAmericaasapossiblemodelforpost-revolutionaryFrance,believingthattheegalitarianidealsitenshrinedreflectedthespiritoftheageandevendivinewill.HisinsightfulworkhasbecomeoneofthemostinfluentialpoliticaltextseverwrittenonAmericaandanindispensableauthorityondemocracy.ThisneweditionistheonlyonethatcontainsallTocqueville'swritingsonAmerica,includingtherarely-translatedTwoWeeksintheWilderness,anaccountofTocqueville'stravelsinMichiganamongtheIroquois,andExcursiontoLakeOneida.
作者简介
AlexisdeTocqueville(1805-1859)wasaFrenchsociologistandhistorian.Hewasactiveinlawandpolitics,servingforatimeasforeignministerandwroteL'AncienRégime,asocialandpoliticalstudyofpre-revolutionaryFrance.IsaacKramnickisprofessorofgovernmentatCornellandeditedseveralvolumesinthePenguinClassics,includingTheFederalistPapers.AlexisdeTocqueville(1805-1859)wasaFrenchsociologistandhistorian.Hewasactiveinlawandpolitics,servingforatimeasforeignministerandwroteL'AncienRégime,asocialandpoliticalstudyofpre-revolutionaryFrance.IsaacKramnickisprofessorofgovernmentatCornellandeditedseveralvolumesinthePenguinClassics,includingTheFederalistPapers.