Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America has been recognized as an indispensable starting point for understanding American politics. From the publication of the second volume in 1840 until his death in 1859, Tocqueville continued to monitor political developments in America and committed many of his thoughts to paper in letters to his friends in America. He also made frequent references to America in many articles and speeches. Did Tocqueville change his views on America outlined in the two volumes of Democracy in America published in 1835 and 1840? If so, which of his views changed and why? The texts translated in Tocqueville on America after 1840: Letters and Other Writings answer these questions and offer English-speaking readers the possibility of familiarizing themselves with this unduly neglected part of Tocqueville's work. The book points out a clear shift in emphasis especially after 1852 and documents Tocqueville's growing disenchantment with America, triggered by such issues as political corruption, slavery, expansionism, and the encroachment of the economic sphere upon the political.
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"A very welcome addition, in English translation, to what we know from Tocqueville about America in his master work. The translation is careful, and the introduction helpful. Altogether a book for everyone's Tocqueville shelf."
- Harvey C. Mansfield, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government, Harvard University
"These documents, mostly letters, show how Tocqueville's interest in America and American affairs extended well beyond his 1831 trip and the writing of his world famous Democracy in America. It is a merit of this volume to establish that Tocqueville remained faithful to most of his ideas about the United States, and particularly to the fact that slavery was the most dangerous problem for the Union's future....Although Tocqueville remained convinced all his life that the United States would overcome all crises, these letters show how he increasingly worried about American expansionism, immigration, and materialism and the dangers they posed to the young democracy. An essential book to understand Tocqueville's unremitting fascination with America."
- Eduardo Nolla, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Madrid
"Not only do Craiutu and Jennings provide an absorbing contextualization of Tocqueville's claim that his visit to the United States left him 'half-Yankee,' but their definitive edition of his correspondence with Americans after 1840 opens a fascinating window on the tangled web of elite opinion on slavery, imperialism, and economic growth before the Civil War. Their work is a boon for both Tocqueville scholars and historians of the nineteenth century."
- Cheryl B. Welch, Harvard University
"A remarkable volume that includes everything the French political thinker and statesman wrote on the United States or American-related themes after the publication of the second volume of Democracy in America in 1840 until his death in 1859...It is thus a treasure trove for students of Tocquevile and American Democracy."
Claremont Review of Books, Daniel J. Mahoney, Assumption College
- Harvey C. Mansfield, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government, Harvard University
"These documents, mostly letters, show how Tocqueville's interest in America and American affairs extended well beyond his 1831 trip and the writing of his world famous Democracy in America. It is a merit of this volume to establish that Tocqueville remained faithful to most of his ideas about the United States, and particularly to the fact that slavery was the most dangerous problem for the Union's future....Although Tocqueville remained convinced all his life that the United States would overcome all crises, these letters show how he increasingly worried about American expansionism, immigration, and materialism and the dangers they posed to the young democracy. An essential book to understand Tocqueville's unremitting fascination with America."
- Eduardo Nolla, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Madrid
"Not only do Craiutu and Jennings provide an absorbing contextualization of Tocqueville's claim that his visit to the United States left him 'half-Yankee,' but their definitive edition of his correspondence with Americans after 1840 opens a fascinating window on the tangled web of elite opinion on slavery, imperialism, and economic growth before the Civil War. Their work is a boon for both Tocqueville scholars and historians of the nineteenth century."
- Cheryl B. Welch, Harvard University
"A remarkable volume that includes everything the French political thinker and statesman wrote on the United States or American-related themes after the publication of the second volume of Democracy in America in 1840 until his death in 1859...It is thus a treasure trove for students of Tocquevile and American Democracy."
Claremont Review of Books, Daniel J. Mahoney, Assumption College
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Following the publication of the second volume of Democracy in America in 1840 until his death in 1859, Alexis de Tocqueville continued to monitor American political developments, expressing his thoughts through letters, articles, and speeches. Tocqueville on America after 1840 provides access to this neglected part of Tocqueville's work, revealing his shift in thinking and growing disenchantment with America.
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This is a magnificent compilation of some of Tocqueville's writings that are largely unknown to the average student of his works. Many of them being published in English for the first time, this is a must have for any Tocqueville enthusiast. Apart from offering unique insight into the every day life of Tocqueville, it serves as an elaboration on "Democracy in America" and the ideas and principles discussed in his masterpiece. For this low price, it is totally worth purchasing!
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