Tocqueville in America
Download or Read eBook Tocqueville in America PDF written by George Wilson Pierson and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 1764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : George Wilson Pierson |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 1764 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0801855063 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780801855061 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Tocqueville in America by : George Wilson Pierson
Book excerpt: Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont, traveled the breadth of America to inquire into the future of French society as revolutionary upheaval gave way to a representative government similar to America's. This text reconstructs from their diaries and letters and newspaper accounts their nine-month tour and evolving analysis of American society.
