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Democracy in America[论美国的民主]

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.

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