Democracy in America Author: [French] Tocqueville / Publisher: Zhonghua Book Company

This book is a world-renowned masterpiece written by French political scientist and sociologist Alexis de Tocqueville after his long-term investigation in the United States. It is the first book in history to systematically analyze and interpret the democratic system, and it has epoch-making significance. The content includes the geographical environment of the United States, racial conditions, the influence of British immigrants on North America, the advantages of the American federal system compared with the federal systems of other countries, the relationship between the federal government and state governments, the reasons for the emergence of political parties, the role of political associations, the role of public opinion, etc.; the main purpose is to explain how American democracy, freedom, and equality are reflected in political and social life, and analyze the philosophical concepts, religious thoughts, scientific theories, literature, art, social psychology, national character, etc. of Americans against the background of American democratic ideas and American customs.

Tocqueville was a French historian, politician, political thinker, and founder of political sociology. He came from an aristocratic family. His major representative works include Democracy in America Volume 1, Democracy in America Volume 2, and The Old Regime and the Revolution.