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Democracy in America Author: [French] Alexis de Tocqueville Original title: De la démocratie en Amerique
Democracy in America Author: [French] Alexis de Tocqueville Original title: De la démocratie en Amerique
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Introduction · · · · · ·
This book is a world-renowned masterpiece written by French political scientist and sociologist Tocqueville after his long-term investigation in the United States. The book is divided into two volumes. The first volume 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 central idea is to explain how American democracy, freedom, and equality are reflected in political and social life. The second volume analyzes 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. At the same time, it compares with similar issues in Western European countries represented by Britain and France.
About the Author · · · · · ·
Tocqueville (1805-1859) was a French historian and sociologist. His major representative works include Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution. He was born into an aristocratic family and experienced five "dynasties" (the First French Empire, the Bourbon Restoration, the July Monarchy, the Second French Republic, and the Second French Empire). He was enthusiastic about politics in the early days. In 1838, he served as a member of the House of Representatives. After the February Revolution in 1848, he participated in the formulation of the Constitution of the Second Republic and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for a time in 1849. In 1851, Louis Bonaparte established the Second Empire. Tocqueville became increasingly disappointed with politics and gradually faded out of the political stage. He gradually realized that he was "better at thinking than doing."
Dong Guoliang is a translator and senior researcher at the Institute of Japanese Studies of the Jilin Academy of Social Sciences. His translations include Democracy in America, Memoirs of Tocqueville, Political History of Japan, Selected Works of Saint-Simon, Cleopatra, and Materials on Russian Military Operations in China from 1900 to 1901.
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