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American Vertigo by Bernard-Henri Lévy

These fifteen thousand miles of slow travel were made by road, through this world of a nation that, like so many Americans, I quickly realized I didn’t know all that well. Roads great and small; mythic roads and forgotten roads. Introduction  "American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville" is a thought-provoking book written by French intellectual and philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy. Published in 2006, it provides a modern take on Alexis de Tocqueville’s classic work, Democracy in America . Just as Tocqueville traveled through the young United States in the 19th century to understand the essence of American democracy, Lévy embarks on his own journey across contemporary America to evaluate its political and cultural landscape. With sharp wit and perceptive analysis, Lévy sets out to answer a pressing question: What has become of the American dream in the 21st century?  Though the book was released nearly two decades ago, many of the themes Lévy explores—su...