Memoirs on Pauperism and Other Writings

The collection includes new translations of Tocqueville's works, including the first English translation of his Second Memoir , the original Memoir , a letter fragment considering pauperism in Normandy, and the ‘‘Pauperism in America’’ index to the Penitentiary Report. Alexis de Tocqueville was one of the most important thinkers of the nineteenth century, and his thought continues to influence contemporary political and social discourse. In Memoirs on Pauperism and Other Writings , Christine Dun