Alexis-Charles-Henri Clerel de Tocqueville (1805 - 1859) was a French political thinker and historian best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes: 1835 and 1840). In both he analyzed the improved living standards and social conditions of individuals, as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. In this book: Democracy In America, Volume 1 (of 2) Democracy In America, Volume 2 (of 2) The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville"