内容简介
托克维尔(Tocqueville)是法国著名的政论思想家，其代表作《论美国的民主》出版后
，立即受到普遍好评，使他名扬海外。这部著作的上卷和下卷，不是写于同一时期，其间相隔5年，因而在笔调、结构、叙述上有所不同。上卷的第一部分讲述美国的政治制度，第二部分对美国的民主进行社会学的分析。下卷分四个部分，以美国为背景发挥其政治哲学和政治社会学思想。
——转自豆瓣网
Overview
Written between 1835 and 1840, it is
considered one of the most comprehensive and insightful books ever
written about the U.S.
In 1831,Tocqueville and Beaumont were
sent by the French government to study the American prison system. But
later they studied American society instead. This book is the result of
his studies. It deals with issues such as religion, the press, money,
class structure, racism, the role of government, and the judicial
system, and also analyzes the functioning of political society and the
various forms of political associations.
About Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de
Tocqueville (July 29, 1805 – April 16, 1859) was a French politician
and writer. His family had its origins in the landed nobility of
Normandy. His observations made during a government mission to the
United States to study the penal system. Tocqueville explored the
effects of the rising equality of social conditions and believed
that political democracy and social equality would replace the
aristocratic institutions of Europe.
作者简介
托克维尔(Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel
de Tocqueville)是法国的一位政治家和作家。他出身于诺曼底贵族世家，在被公派去美国学习刑法的过程中托克维尔的理论逐渐成形。托克维尔察觉到社会领域内平等观念的兴起，并相信政治民主和社会平等必将取代欧洲的贵族统治制度。
