A comprehensive portrait of the great French political thinker explores his life, work, travels in the United States, and writing of "Democracy in America."

Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont, traveled the breadth of America to inquire into the future of French society as revolutionary upheaval gave way t

One of France's leading and most controversial political thinkers explores the central themes of Tocqueville's writings: the democratic revolution and the moder

An exclusive new translation of the most perceptive and influential book ever written about American politics and society—“the bible on democracy” (The Te