De la démocratie en Amérique vs Democracy and Education: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Democracy

Cover of De la démocratie en Amérique

De la démocratie en Amérique Alexis de Tocqueville · 1835 ★★★★☆ 4.1 349 pages · ≈ 6 h 28 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Democracy and Education

Democracy and Education John Dewey · 1916 ★★★★☆ 4.0 218 pages · ≈ 4 h 02 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Democracy and Education is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 6 for De la démocratie en Amérique.
De la démocratie en Amérique is the easier read (Challenging), Democracy and Education more demanding (Demanding).

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