I'll confess that I have not read Democracy in America in its entirety, but I have read enough to know that this is a work that every American student (U.S. or otherwise) should be familiar with. I made it a mission of mine to have my American Studies students read portions of de Tocqueville because I passionately believe that he is an other who should be on the American Studies canon, if there were an American Studies canon. I don't think you can call yourself a true student of America (regardless of your field of study or discipline) if you are not conversant with Democracy in America. I have the Mansfield volume, but there are many excellent editions. Read It!
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