Democracy in America: Translated, Edited, and With an Introduction by Harvey C. Mansfield and Delba Winthrop by Alexis de Tocqueville

When it was first published last year, Harvey Mansfield and Delba Winthrops new translation ofDemocracy in Americawas lauded in all quarters as the finest and most definitive edition of Tocquevilles classic thus farcomplete with the most faithful and readable translation to date, impeccable annotations of unfamiliar references, and a masterful introduction placing the work and its author in the broader contexts of political philosophy and statesmanship. Mansfield and Winthrops astonishing efforts have not only captured the elegance, subtlety, and profundity of Tocquevilles original, but also give us some sense of how very essential this masterpiece continues to be.

Author: Alexis de Tocqueville

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

Pages: 722

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Publication Date: 2000-11-01