by Alexis de Tocqueville · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420673455
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«La democracia en América, 1» is the political theory essay by Alexis de Tocqueville, published by Alianza in paperback (624 pages, in Spanish).
This first volume of La democracia en América, originally published in 1835, stems from the nine-month journey Tocqueville made through the United States in 1831 to study the prison system. The book blends precise observations, bold generalizations and keen insights, and established its author as the «logical heir of Montesquieu».
Translation by Dolores Sánchez de Aleu. Published in April 2005 in Alianza's Ciencia política collection.
A reference work for readers interested in political theory, social philosophy and the history of the United States, as well as democratic thought.
Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville, was a French diplomat, political philosopher and historian. He is best known for his works Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both, he analyzed the living standards and social conditions of individuals as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. Democracy in America was published after Tocqueville's travels in the United States and is today considered an early work of sociology and political science.
