Alexis de Tocqueville

Short bio

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) studied democracy as a social condition, pairing admiration for self-government with warnings about centralization and majority pressure.

Works on this site

• Democracy in America

• Democracy in America, Volume 2

• State of Society in France Before the Revolution of 1789

Portuguese (pt-BR)

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) estudou a democracia como condicao social, admirando o autogoverno e alertando contra centralizacao e tirania da maioria.