Highly insightful analysis of American politics, society, and democracy. Provides great insight into the American way of life and its values, while being reflective of the author’s inquisitive mind and analytical skills.

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• French-American Foundation Translation Prize for Non-fiction (2004)
• Prix Montyon (1835)

Originally penned in the mid-eighteenth century by Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America remains one of the most penetrating and astute picture of American life, politics, and morals ever written, as relevant today as when it first appeared in print nearly two hundred years ago. This edition, based on the revised and corrected text of the 1961 French edition and meticulously edited by the distinguished de Tocqueville scholar J. P. Mayer, is widely recognized as the preeminent translation.

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