Democracy in america was published in two volumes the first in 1835 and the other in 1840 it was immediately popular in both europe and the united states while also having a profound impact on the french population by the twentieth century it had become a classic work of political science social science and history. From americas call for a free press to its embrace of the capitalist system democracy in america first published in 1835 enlightens entertains and endures as a brilliant study of our national government and character philosopher john stuart mill called it among the most remarkable productions of our time. Democracy in america volumes 1 and 2 unabridged paperback unabridged jan 30 2007 by alexis de tocqueville author alexis de tocqueville author henry reeve translator 41 out of 5 stars 6 ratings see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions amazon price new from used from kindle edition please retry cdn 149 paperback unabridged please retry cdn . Alexis de tocquevilles democracy in america is perhaps the most famous analysis of the social and political structure of the united states in the early 19th century as a contemporary of the founding fathers and a detached objective observer de tocqueville is one of the most important political scientists to write about america and many of his observations on issues like slavery would prove