TOCQUEVILLE Alexis de <br/><br/>
Democracy in America / 
by Alexis de Tocqueville, translated by Arthur Goldhammer 
 - New York:  Library Of America,  2004 
 - 928p. 
<br/><br/> Often described as the most perceptive and influential book about American politics and society. A young aristocratic French lawyer, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote the book following his visit to the United States in 1831-32 and after extensive reading on his return to France. The book was originally published in two volumes (1835 and 1840). 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1931082545 (hbk.):  35.00 US 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>UNITED STATES--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT