Excellent way to celebrate America’s 250th. FYI, 3 versions of Democracy in America are free to purchase in the Kindle book format. The Chicago Companion is $2.99 as a Kindle book.
We have an odd idea of democracy, which somehow means that so long as we freely and openly choose a pre-approved candidate, we must therefore BE an actual democracy.
It means nothing of the kind. It’s almost antithetical to real democracy.
There's a Cambridge Companion too but it's $39 on the Kindle (multiple authors). The Chicago Companion is $2.99. Here are the links for the two books:
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA, VOL1 AND 2 BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
https://a.co/d/09EIVS9C
THE CHICAGO COMPANION TO TOCQUEVILLE’S DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA
https://a.co/d/0azvdIi1
Excellent way to celebrate America’s 250th. FYI, 3 versions of Democracy in America are free to purchase in the Kindle book format. The Chicago Companion is $2.99 as a Kindle book.
We have an odd idea of democracy, which somehow means that so long as we freely and openly choose a pre-approved candidate, we must therefore BE an actual democracy.
It means nothing of the kind. It’s almost antithetical to real democracy.
How do I join the reading club if there is one, Lynne?
I was thinking of just having it be comments like yours on each post, but I’m open to other ways of organizing it.
I sent your post and the links out to my book club members.