Why would the French gov. back in 1831 send two learned men to the USA to study the prison system here???????????
Democracy in America
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This article is about the book written by Tocqueville. For the actual system of government of the United States, see Politics of the United States.
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Title page, Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, printed at New York, 1838.
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| Author | Alexis de Tocqueville |
|---|---|
| Original title | De la démocratie en Amérique |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Saunders and Otley (London) |
Publication date
| 1835–1840 |
De la démocratie en Amérique (French pronunciation: [dəla demɔkʁasi ɑ̃n‿ameˈʁik]; published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville. Its title translates as Of Democracy in America, but English translations are usually entitled simply Democracy in America. In the book, Tocqueville examines the democratic revolution that he believed had been occurring over the past seven hundred years.
In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont were sent by the French government to study the American prison system. In his later letters Tocqueville indicates that he and Beaumont used their official business as a pretext to study American society instead.[1] They arrived in New York City in May of that year and spent nine months traveling the United States, studying the prisons, and collecting information on American society, including its religious, political, and economic character. The two also briefly visited Canada, spending a few days in the summer of 1831 in what was then Lower Canada (modern-day Quebec) and Upper Canada (modern-dayOntario).
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