{"product_id":"democracy-in-america-paperback-4","title":"Democracy in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMcGraw Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Created by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom America's call for a free press to its embrace of the capitalist system, \u003cb\u003eDemocracy in America\u003c\/b\u003e--first published in 1835--enlightens, entertains, and endures as a brilliant study of our national government and character. Philosopher John Stuart Mill called it \"among the most remarkable productions of our time.\" Woodrow Wilson wrote that de Tocqueville's ability to illuminate the actual workings of American democracy was \"possibly without rival.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor today's readers, de Tocqueville's concern about the effect of majority rule on the rights of individuals remains deeply meaningful. His shrewd observations about the \"almost royal prerogatives\" of the president and the need for virtue in elected officials are particularly prophetic. His profound insights into the great rewards and responsibilities of democratic government are words every American needs to read, contemplate, and remember. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From America's call for a free press to its embrace of the capitalist system Democracy in America enlightens, entertains, and endures as a brilliant study of our national government and character. De Toqueville's concern about the effect of majority rule on the rights of individuals remains deeply meaningful. His insights into the great rewards and responsibilities of democratic government are words every American needs to read, contemplate, and remember.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom America's call for a free press to its embrace of the capitalist system, Democracy in America--first published in 1835--enlightens, entertains, and endures as a brilliant study of our national government and character. Philosopher John Stuart Mill called it \"among the most remarkable productions of our time.\" Woodrow Wilson wrote that de Tocqueville's ability to illuminate the actual workings of American democracy was \"possibly without rival.\" \u003cbr\u003eFor today's readers, de Tocqueville's concern about the effect of majority rule on the rights of individuals remains deeply meaningful. His shrewd observations about the \"almost royal prerogatives\" of the president and the need for virtue in elected officials are particularly prophetic. His profound insights into the great rewards and responsibilities of democratic government are words every American needs to read, contemplate, and remember. \u003cbr\u003e From America's call for a free press to its embrace of the capitalist system Democracy in America enlightens, entertains, and endures as a brilliant study of our national government and character. De Toqueville's concern about the effect of majority rule on the rights of individuals remains deeply meaningful. His insights into the great rewards and responsibilities of democratic government are words every American needs to read, contemplate, and remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom America's call for a free press to its embrace of the capitalist system, Democracy in America -- first published in 1835 -- enlightens, entertains, and endures as a brilliant study of our national government and character. Philosopher John Stuart Mill called it \"among the most remarkable productions of our time\". Woodrow Wilson wrote that de Tocqueville's ability to illuminate the actual workings of American democracy was \"possibly without rival\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor today's readers, de Tocqueville's concern about the effect of majority rule on the rights of individuals remains deeply meaningful. His shrewd observations about the \"almost royal prerogatives\" of the president and the need for virtue in elected officials are particularly prophetic. His profound insights into the great rewards and responsibilities of democratic government are words every American needs to read, contemplate, and remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of America's premier essayists, Joseph Epstein was the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e for 25 years and has taught--and continues to teach--advanced prose, the reading and writing of fiction, the sociology of literature, autobiography, literature and politics, Henry James, Joseph Conrad, and Willa Cather at Northwestern University. Epstein is the author of 13 books, most recently \u003cb\u003eLife Sentences\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNarcissus Leaves the Pool\u003c\/b\u003e, and has published roughly four hundred essays, stories, reviews and articles in such journals as \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, Harper's, Times Literary Supplement, The New Republic, Commentary, The New Criterion, The New York Review of Books, Encounter, The New York Times Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDissent.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 976\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.54 x 6.87 x 4.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42688047448127,"sku":"9780553214642","price":9.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f13e383f644b36b7fd86a57f61090d90.webp?v=1764980678","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/democracy-in-america-paperback-4","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}