I just finished reading this edition for a graduate class on Tocqueville. I used a number of translations, but this by far is the most scholarly of all the editions on the market. The amount of footnotes and background information with this edition is amazing. The footnotes, sometimes running over multiple pages add insightful information that well surpasses any other edition. There are footnotes that are commentaries on the manuscript by Tocqueville's dad and brother, lots of letters excerpted to help elaborate some important point in the text, notes that Tocqueville transcribed in his copy of the book and in rough drafts of the text, etc.
I don't speak or read French, so I can't comment on the translation, and in fact, I found the Mayer edition a little easier to read. If there was something I was unsure about I went to that text. A word of caution though, because the footnotes are so extensive, I found myself reading the footnotes and losing track of what Tocqueville was originally talking about. I had to go back and reread what he originally wrote. Because of this it might not be the best one for a Tocqueville rookie, but if you are looking for the best edition this is it! The editor of this edition should be commended, I can't even imagine how much time and energy went into producing this book - well done!
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