Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

De la démocratie en Amérique (French pronunciation: ?[d?la dem?k?asi ?~n?ame'?ik]; published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville. Its title translates as Of Democracy in America, but English translations are usually titled simply Democracy in America. In the book, Tocqueville examines the democratic revolution that he believed had been occurring over the past seven hundred years.