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1	Democracy in America more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville add to wishlist The Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville wrote this classic in French after traveling across America. It is divided into two sections: the first, on government; the second, on the American character. It is considered one of the most perceptive and enduring descriptions of America and Americans ever written. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.33! \| first editions
2	Old Regime and the French Revolution more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Stuart Gilbert (Translator) add to wishlist Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) is familiar to readers as the author of "Democracy in America," the most-quoted book written about the United States. "The Old Regime and the Revolution" is Tocqueville's great meditation on the origins and meanings of the French Revolution. One of the most profound and influential studies of this pivotal event, ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.52! \| first editions
3	Democracy in America. Vol 1 more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville add to wishlist The Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville wrote this classic in French after traveling across America. It is divided into two sections: the first, on government; the second, on the American character. It is considered one of the most perceptive and enduring descriptions of America and Americans ever written. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.57!
4	Tocqueville: Democracy in America more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Olivier Zunz (Editor), Professor Arthur Goldhammer (Translator) add to wishlist "Democracy in America" is "the" classic analysis of America's unique political character, quoted heavily by politicians and perennially popping up on history professors' reading lists. The book's enduring appeal lies in the prophetic voice of de Tocqueville (1805-1859), a French aristocrat who visited the United States in 1831. see all copies from £14.75! new only from £26.17!
5	The Old Regime and the Revolution, Volume I: The Complete Text more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Francoise Melonio (Editor), Francois Furet (Editor) add to wishlist The Old Regime and the Revolution is Alexis de Tocqueville's great meditation on the origins and meanings of the French Revolution. One of the most profound and influential studies of this pivotal event, it remains a relevant and stimulating discussion of the problem of preserving individual and political freedom in the modern world. Alan Kahan's ... see all copies from £13.62! new only from £16.25! \| first editions
6	The Ancien Regime and the French Revolution more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Gerald Bevan (Translator), Professor Hugh Brogan (Introduction by) add to wishlist The Ancien Regime and the Revolution is a comparison of revolutionary France and the despotic rule it toppled. Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) is an objective observer of both periods - providing a merciless critique of the ancien regime, with its venality, oppression and inequality, yet acknowledging the reforms introduced under Louis XVI, and ... see all copies from £3.24! new only from £6.15!
7	Democracy in America. Vol. 2 more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville add to wishlist The Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville wrote this classic in French after traveling across America. It is divided into two sections: the first, on government; the second, on the American character. It is considered one of the most perceptive and enduring descriptions of America and Americans ever written. see all copies from £3.97! new only from £7.87! \| first editions
8	The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Alexis Chares Henri Clere De Tocqueville add to wishlist see all copies from £8.04! new only from £15.16! \| first editions
9	Tocqueville on America After 1840: Letters and Other Writings more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Aurelian Craiutu (Editor), Jeremy Jennings (Editor) add to wishlist Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America has been recognized as an indispensable starting point for understanding American politics. From the publication of the second volume in 1840 until his death in 1859, Tocqueville continued to monitor political developments in America and committed many of his thoughts to paper in letters to his friends ... see all copies from £14.72! new only from £15.86!
10	Democracy in America. by Alexis de Tocqueville. Tr. by Henry Reeve, Esq. Ed., with Notes, the Translations Revised and in Great Part Rewritten, and the Additions Made to the Recent Paris Editions Now First Translated, by Francis Bowen Vol. 2 more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville add to wishlist Alexis de Tocqueville wrote this classic in French after traveling across America. It is divided into two sections: the first, on government; the second, on the American character. It is considered one of the most perceptive and enduring descriptions of America and Americans ever written. see all copies from £14.07! new only from £14.07!
11 view cover	The Tocqueville Reader: A Life in Letters and Politics more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Alan S Kahan (Editor), Olivier Zunz (Editor) add to wishlist Alexis de Tocqueville was one of the most influential political thinkers of the 19th century, and yet this is the first comprehensive collection of his written work. Born to an aristocratic family, he was consumed by the notion of democracy and traveled widely throughout the world, mainly in America, to understand it. He is the celebrated writer ... see all copies from £6.37! new only from £6.37!
12 view cover	Writings on Empire and Slavery more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Professor Jennifer Pitts (Translator) add to wishlist After completing his research for "Democracy in America", Alexis de Tocqueville turned to the French consolidation of its empire in North Africa, which he believed deserving of similar attention. Tocqueville began studying Algerian history and culture, making two trips to Algeria in 1841 and 1847. He quickly became one of France's foremost experts ... see all copies from £13.71! new only from £16.62!
13	Democracy in America: Abridged Edition more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville add to wishlist The Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville wrote this classic in French after traveling across America. It is divided into two sections: the first, on government; the second, on the American character. It is considered one of the most perceptive and enduring descriptions of America and Americans ever written. see all copies from £4.98!
14 view cover	Alexis de Tocqueville on Democracy, Revolution, and Society more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Alexis De Tocqueville, Professor Stephen Mennell (Editor) add to wishlist Alexis de Tocqueville possessed one of the most fertile sociological imaginations of the nineteenth century. For more than 120 years, his uncanny predictive insight has continued to fascinate thinkers, and his writings have continued to influence our interpretations of history and society. His analyses of many issues remain relevant to current ... see all copies from £4.06! new only from £20.12!
15 view cover	Memoir on Pauperism more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Seymour Drescher (Translator), Gertrude Himmelfarb (Introduction by) add to wishlist An examination of poverty and its social roots, written by the celebrated French essayist and author of "Democracy in America". De Tocqueville had set out to determine why the most prosperous countries of his day--especially England--had the greatest number of paupers, whereas pauperism was nearly nonexistent in more impoverished lands. His ... see all copies from £2.66! new only from £9.94! \| first editions
16 view cover	Recollections on the French Revolu more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, J P Mayer (Editor), A P Kerr (Editor) add to wishlist Tocqueville was not only an active participant in the French Revolution of 1848, he was also a deeply perceptive observer with a detached attitude of mind. He saw the pitfalls of the course his country was taking more clearly than any of his contemporaries, including Karl Marx. Recollections was fi rst written for selfclarification. It is both an ... see all copies from £8.72! new only from £16.43!
17 view cover	Tocquevilles America: Great Quotations more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Frederick Kershner, Jr. (Editor) add to wishlist This collection of the insights and observations of the young Frenchman's visit to 1851 America continues to be a relevant and thought-provoking examination of the American experiment. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.17!
18 view cover	Memoir, Letters and Remains of Alexis de Tocqueville V2 by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville add to wishlist In Two Volumes. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, ... see all copies from £18.07! new only from £18.07!
19	Selected Letters on Politics and Society more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville add to wishlist Correspondence by the eminent nineteenth-century French historian documents his polical views, his careers as a writer and politician, and his complex personality. see all copies from £5.96! first editions
20 view cover	The Old Regime and the Revolution: Notes on the French Revolution and Napoleon more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Francois Furet (Editor), Francoise Melonio (Editor) add to wishlist With his monumental work "The Old Regime and the Revolution", Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) - best known for his classic "Democracy in America" - envisioned a multivolume philosophic study of the origins of modern France that would examine the implications of French history on the nature and development of democratic society. Volume 1, which ... see all copies from £26.80! new only from £32.56!
21 view cover	de La Dmocratie En Amrique by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Alexis De Tocqueville add to wishlist see all copies from £15.11! new only from £15.11!
22 view cover	Journeys to England and Ireland more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville add to wishlist see all copies from £13.06! new only from £46.58! \| first editions
23 view cover	Correspondence and Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville V1: With Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859 by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, M C M Simpson (Editor) add to wishlist In Two Volumes. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, ... see all copies from £14.24! new only from £14.24!
24 view cover	Alexis de Tocqueville's Journey in Ireland, July-August, 1835 more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville add to wishlist see all copies from £5.61! new only from £32.00!
25 view cover	Memoir on Pauperism: Does Public Charity Produce an Idle and Dependent Class of Society? more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville add to wishlist [L]egal charity has not only taken freedom of movement from the English poor but also from those who are threatened by poverty. -from "Memoir on Pauperism" Inspired by a trip to England at a time when that nation was in the throes of political, social, and economic strife and poverty was rampant, political philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville ... see all copies from £3.33! new only from £3.33!

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