The first volume begins with Reeve's early life, detailing his upbringing and education, including his time at Oxford. It covers his early career, particularly his tenure as a clerk in the British government and his contributions to public service. Throughout this volume, Reeve reflects on his interactions with notable figures of the era, providing insights into the political and cultural milieu of 19th-century Britain. The correspondence included in this volume offers a glimpse into his r...

This is the two volume set of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America, first published in 1835 and 1840, in which the author examines the democratic revolution that he believed had been occurring over the previous several hundred years. He believed this social change would lead to more equality and widespread economic opportunity. He also speculates on the future of democracy in the United States, discussing possible threats to democracy and possible dangers of democracy.

De la democratie en Amerique (published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville on the United States in the 1830s and its strengths and weaknesses. A literal translation of its title is On Democracy in America, but the usual translation of the title is simply Democracy in America. It is regarded as a classical account of the democratic system of the United States and has been used as an important reference ever since. Exce...

The Americans live in a democratic state of society, which has naturally suggested to them certain laws and a certain political character. This same state of society has, moreover, engendered amongst them a multitude of feelings and opinions which were unknown amongst the elder aristocratic communities of Europe: it has destroyed or modified all the relations which before existed, and established others of a novel kind.Theaspect of civil society has been no less affected by these changes t...

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. In the eleven years that separated the Declaration of the Independence of the United States from the completion of that act in the ordination of our written Constitution, the great minds of America were bent upon the study of the principles of government that were essential to the preservation of the liberties which had been won at great cost and with heroic labors and sacrifices. Their studies were con...

pubOne.info present you this wonderfully illustrated edition. [v] The Author of these Journals requested me, in January 1865, a few days before his death, to take charge of them with a view to publication at some future time. He left that time to my discretion, merely remarking that Memoirs of this kind ought not, in his opinion, to be locked up until they had lost their principal interest by the death of all those who had taken any part in the events they describe. He placed several of the e...

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. The Americans live in a democratic state of society, which has naturally suggested to them certain laws and a certain political character. This same state of society has, moreover, engendered amongst them a multitude of feelings and opinions which were unknown amongst the elder aristocratic communities of Europe: it has destroyed or modified all the relations which before existed, and established others...

In "Democracy in America: Volumes 1 & 2," Alexis de Tocqueville delves into the sociopolitical landscape of early 19th-century America, offering a profound analysis of democracy's effects on society, culture, and individual behavior. The text navigates through the complexities of American political institutions, civil society, and the evolving relationship between liberty and equality, all articulated in Tocqueville's insightful and often poetic prose. Structured around his travels and obs...

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