Democracy in America

Alexis De Tocqueville, Henry Reeve

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Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America (De la democratie en Amerique) is a classic text detailing the United States of the 1830s, showing a primarily favorable view by Tocqueville as he compares it to his native France. Considered to be an important account of the U.S. democratic system, it has become a classic work in the fields of political science and history. It quickly became popular in both the United States and Europe. Democracy in America was first published as two volumes, one in 1835 and the other in 1840; both are included in this edition.

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• Publié par: The Floating Press
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781775413929
• Langue: English

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DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA
VOLUMES I & II
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ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
Translated by
HENRY REEVE
 
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Democracy in America Volumes I & II From a 1840 edition.
ISBN 978-1-775413-92-9
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Contents
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VOLUME I Introduction Chapter I - Exterior Form of North America Chapter II - Origin of the Anglo-Americans—Part I Chapter II - Origin of the Anglo-Americans—Part II Chapter III - Social Conditions of the Anglo-Americans Chapter IV - The Principle of the Sovereignty of the People in America Chapter V - Necessity of Examining the Condition of the States—Part I Chapter V - Necessity of Examining the Condition of the States—Part II Chapter V - Necessity of Examining the Condition of the States—Part III Chapter VI - Judicial Power in the United States Chapter VII - Political Jurisdiction in the United States Chapter VIII - The Federal Constitution—Part I Chapter VIII - The Federal Constitution—Part II Chapter VIII - The Federal Constitution—Part III Chapter VIII - The Federal Constitution—Part IV Chapter VIII - The Federal Constitution—Part V Chapter IX - Why the People May Strictly Be Said to Govern in the UnitedStates Chapter X - Parties in the United States Chapter XI - Liberty of the Press in the United States Chapter XII - Political Associations in the United States Chapter XIII - Government of the Democracy in America—Part I Chapter XIII - Government of the Democracy in America—Part II Chapter XIII - Government of the Democracy in America—Part III Chapter XIV - Advantages American Society Derive from Democracy—Part I Chapter XIV - Advantages American Society Derive from Democracy—Part II Chapter XV - Unlimited Power of Majority, and Its Consequences—Part I Chapter XV - Unlimited Power of Majority, and Its Consequences—Part II Chapter XVI - Causes Mitigating Tyranny in the United States—Part I Chapter XVI - Causes Mitigating Tyranny in the United States—Part II Chapter XVII - Principal Causes Maintaining the Democratic Republic—Part I Chapter XVII - Principal Causes Maintaining the Democratic Republic—Part II Chapter XVII - Principal Causes Maintaining the Democratic Republic—Part III Chapter XVII - Principal Causes Maintaining the Democratic Republic—Part IV Chapter XVIII - Future Condition of Three Races in the United States—Part I Chapter XVIII - Future Condition of Three Races—Part II Chapter XVIII - Future Condition of Three Races—Part IV Chapter XVIII - Future Condition of Three Races—Part V Chapter XVIII - Future Condition of Three Races—Part VI Chapter XVIII - Future Condition of Three Races—Part VII Chapter XVIII - Future Condition of Three Races—Part VIII Chapter XVIII - Future Condition of Three Races—Part IX Chapter XVIII - Future Condition of Three Races—Part X Conclusion VOLUME TWO: INFLUENCE OF DEMOCRACY ON PROGRESS OF OPINION INTHE UNITED STATES De Tocqueville's Preface to the Second Part SECTION I: INFLUENCE OF DEMOCRACY ON THE ACTION OF INTELLECT IN THEUNITED STATES Chapter I - Philosophical Method Among the Americans Chapter II - Of the Principal Source of Belief Among Democratic Nations Chapter III - Why the Americans Display More Readiness and More Taste forGeneral Ideas than Their Forefathers, the English Chapter IV - Why the Americans Have Never Been so Eager as the French forGeneral Ideas in Political Matters Chapter V - Of the Manner in Which Religion in the United States AvailsItself of Democratic Tendencies Chapter VI - Of the Progress of Roman Catholicism in the United States Chapter VII - Of the Cause of a Leaning to Pantheism Amongst DemocraticNations Chapter VIII - The Principle of Equality Suggests to the Americans theIdea of the Indefinite Perfectibility of Man Chapter IX - The Example of the Americans Does Not Prove that aDemocratic People Can Have No Aptitude and No Taste for Science,Literature, or Art Chapter X - Why the Americans Are More Addicted to Practical than toTheoretical Science Chapter XI - Of the Spirit in Which the Americans Cultivate the Arts Chapter XII - Why the Americans Raise Some Monuments so Insignificant,and Others so Important Chapter XIII - Literary Characteristics of Democratic Ages Chapter XIV - The Trade of Literature Chapter XV - The Study of Greek and Latin Literature Peculiarly Useful inDemocratic Communities Chapter XVI - The Effect of Democracy on Language Chapter XVII - Of Some of the Sources of Poetry Amongst DemocraticNations Chapter XVIII - Of the Inflated Style of American Writers and Orators Chapter XIX - Some Observations on the Drama Amongst Democratic Nations Chapter XX - Characteristics of Historians in Democratic Ages Chapter XXI - Of Parliamentary Eloquence in the United States SECTION II: INFLUENCE OF DEMOCRACY ON THE FEELINGS OF AMERICANS Chapter I - Why Democratic Nations Show a More Ardent and Enduring Loveof Equality than of Liberty Chapter II - Of Individualism in Democratic Countries Chapter III - Individualism Stronger at the Close of a DemocraticRevolution than at Other Periods Chapter IV - That the Americans Combat the Effects of Individualism byFree Institutions Chapter V - Of the Use Which the Americans Make of Public Associations inCivil Life Chapter VI - Of the Relation Between Public Associations and Newspapers Chapter VII - Connection of Civil and Political Associations Chapter VIII - The Americans Combat Individualism by the Principle ofInterest Rightly Understood Chapter IX - That the Americans Apply the Principle of Interest RightlyUnderstood to Religious Matters Chapter X - Of the Taste for Physical Well-Being in America Chapter XI - Peculiar Effects of the Love of Physical Gratifications inDemocratic Ages Chapter XII - Causes of Fanatical Enthusiasm in Some Americans Chapter XIII - Causes of the Restless Spirit of Americans in the Midst ofTheir Prosperity Chapter XIV - Taste for Physical Gratifications United in America to Loveof Freedom and Attention to Public Affairs Chapter XV - That Religious Belief Sometimes Turns the Thoughts of theAmericans to Immaterial Pleasures Chapter XVI - That Excessive Care of Worldly Welfare May Impair thatWelfare Chapter XVII - That in Times Marked by Equality of Conditions andSceptical Opinions, it is Important to Remove to a Distance the Objectsof Human Actions Chapter XVIII - That Amongst the Americans All Honest Callings AreHonorable Chapter XIX - That Almost All the Americans Follow Industrial Callings Chapter XX - That Aristocracy May Be Engendered by Manufactures SECTION III: INFLUENCE OF DEMOCRACY ON MANNERS, PROPERLY SO CALLED Chapter I - That Manners Are Softened as Social Conditions Become MoreEqual Chapter II - That Democracy Renders the Habitual Intercourse of theAmericans Simple and Easy Chapter III - Why the Americans Show so Little Sensitiveness in Their OwnCountry, and Are so Sensitive in Europe Chapter IV - Consequences of the Three Preceding Chapters Chapter V - How Democracy Affects the Relation of Masters and Servants Chapter VI - That Democratic Institutions and Manners Tend to Raise Rentsand Shorten the Terms of Leases Chapter VII - Influence of Democracy on Wages Chapter VIII - Influence of Democracy on Kindred Chapter IX - Education of Young Women in the United States Chapter X - The Young Woman in the Character of a Wife Chapter XI - That the Equality of Conditions Contributes to theMaintenance of Good Morals in America Chapter XII - How the Americans Understand the Equality of the Sexes Chapter XIII - That the Principle of Equality Naturally Divides theAmericans into a Number of Small Private Circles Chapter XIV - Some Reflections on American Manners Chapter XV - Of the Gravity of the Americans, and Why it Does Not PreventThem from Often Committing Inconsiderate Actions Chapter XVI - Why the National Vanity of the Americans is More Restlessand Captious than that of the English Chapter XVII - That the Aspect of Society in the United States is at OnceExcited and Monotonous Chapter XVIII - Of Honor in the United States and in DemocraticCommunities Chapter XIX - Why so Many Ambitious Men and so Little Lofty Ambition Areto Be Found in the United States Chapter XX - The Trade of Place-Hunting in Certain Democratic Countries Chapter XXI - Why Great Revolutions Will Become More Rare Chapter XXII - Why Democratic Nations Are Naturally Desirous of Peace,and Democratic Armies of War Chapter XXIII - Which is the Most Warlike and Most Revolutionary Class inDemocratic Armies? Chapter XXIV - Causes Which Render Democratic Armies Weaker than OtherArmies at the Outset of a Campaign, and More Formidable in ProtractedWarfare Chapter XXV - Of Discipline in Democratic Armies Chapter XXVI - Some Considerations on War in Democratic Communities SECTION IV: INFLUENCE OF DEMOCRATIC OPINIONS ON POLITICAL SOCIETY Chapter I - That Equality Naturally Gives Men a Taste for FreeInstitutions Chapter II - That the Notions of Democratic Nations on Government AreNaturally Favorable to the Concentration of Power Chapter III - That the Sentiments of Democratic Nations Accord with TheirOpinions in Leading Them to Concentrate Political Power Chapter IV - Of Certain Peculiar and Accidental Causes Which Either Leada People to Complete Centralization of Government, or Which Divert Themfrom It Chapter V - That Amongst the European Nations of Our Time the Power ofGovernments is Increasing, Although the Persons Who Govern Are LessStable Chapter VI - What Sort of Despotism Democratic Nations Have to Fear Chapter VII - Continuation of the Preceding Cha