This Norton Critical Edition presents Tocquevilles classic text in the HenryReeve translation. It is accompanied by detailed explanatory annotations and anintro... » 

This Norton Critical Edition presents Tocquevilles classic text in the HenryReeve translation. It is accompanied by detailed explanatory annotations and anintroduction addressing Democracy in Americas canonic and iconic place inAmerican life. Backgrounds includes seven letters offering Tocquevillesimpressions of his nineandahalf month journey through the United States.Nine contemporary reviews both American and European trace Democracy inAmericas varied initial reception. Thirteen Interpretations gaugeTocquevilles influence on American political thought and on democracyslegacy. Contributors include David Riesman Max Lerner Robert Nisbet James T.Schleifer Catherine Zuckert Sheldon S. Wolin Edward C. Banfield Daniel T.Rodgers Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Sean Wilentz Henry Steele Commager James T.Kloppenberg and Tamara M. Teale. About the Series No other series of classictexts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combinesthe most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogicalapparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing firstratetranslation and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet thehighest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each editionis printed on acidfree paper and every text in the series remains in print.Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship forstudents at more than 2000 universities worldwide. «