{"product_id":"2940158023415","title":"Democracy In America","description":"Alexis de Tocqueville traveled to America in 1831 to see what the young republic was like. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book he wrote on his return to France, Democracy in America, is far more than a trenchant analysis of one society at a particular point in time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt just may be the best book ever written on democracy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo uncanny is Tocqueville's insight--so accurate his predictions--that it seems as though he were not merely describing the American identity but actually helping to create it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat will most intrigue modern readers is how many of the observations still hold true: on the advantages of a free press, the strained relations among the races, and the threats posed to democracies by consumerism and corruption. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALEXIS de TOCQUEVILLE (1805–1859) was a French historian best known for his classic work Democracy in America. It is considered a seminal work of political science.","brand":"Newingtons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181605994736,"sku":"2940158023415","price":3.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158023415_p0.jpg?v=1764108316","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158023415","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}