As is often found in democracy in america, the framework of this chapter features a contrast between aristocracy and. What struck him most was the countrys equality of conditions, its democracy. The result was democracy in america, a monumental study. Democracy in america is the first systematic and empirical study of the effects of political power on modern society nisbet. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. America is the most democratic country in the world, and it is at the same time according to reports worthy of belief the country in which the roman catholic religion makes most progress. He was active in law and politics, serving for a time as foreign minister, and wrote lancien reacutegime, a social and political study of prerevolutionary france frederick davidson 19322005, also known as david case, was one of the most prolific readers in the audiobook industry, recording more than eight hundred. In the book, tocqueville examines the democratic revolution. Democracy in america by tocqueville, first edition abebooks. The result was democracy in america, a monumental study of the strengths and weakensses of the nations evolving politics. Tocqueville was interested in how aspects of american democracy, in the age of president andrew jackson, could be applied to europe as it moved away from rule by monarchs and aristocrats. Many of his insightful observations american society and political system, found in the two volume book he published after.
Born 200 years ago this month, the author of democracy in america wound up explaining this. It remains the most often quoted book about the united states, not only because. Henry reeve is a publication of the pennsylvania state university. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. This edition, based on the revised and corrected text of the 1961 french edition and meticulously edited by. He was active in law and politics, serving for a time as foreign minister, and wrote lancien reacutegime, a social and political study of prerevolutionary france. Natural strength of the majority in democracies most of the american constitutions have increased this strength by artificial means how this has been done pledged delegates moral power of the majority opinion as to its infallibility.
Amongst the novel objects that attracted my attention during my stay in theunited states, nothing struck me more forcibly than. The necessity of examining the condition of the states before that of the union at large. He is best known for his works democracy in america appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840 and the old regime and the revolution 1856. Publication date 1841 topics democracy, united states politics and government, united states social conditions publisher new york. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Tocqueville looked to the flourishing democratic system in american as a possible model for postrevolutionary france, believing its egalitarian. Tocquevilles main point in this section is that political freedom requires sacrifices, whereas the pleasures of equal.
It is those on the margins of democracy that create extraordinary ideas in america, as mccarty posits, any novel or wild creations will come from the africanamerican community, since they have been. The introduction by mansfield and winthrop, the translators and editors of the edition i read, called it both the best book on america and the best on democracy. Henry reeve, the pennsylvania state university, electronic classics series, jim. Prophet of democracy in the age of revolution profile books, 2006 a. Course hero literature instructor russell jaffe provides an indepth summary and analysis of vol. Unlimited power of majority, and its consequences part i chapter summary. Democracy in america chapter summaries course hero. An asterisk indicates that this chapter was assigned in tom spragens american political thought course. Democracy in america 18351840 is arguably the most perceptive and influential book ever written about american politics and society. Hailed by john stuart mill and horace greely as the finest book ever written on the nature of democracy, it continues to be an influential text on both sides of the atlantic, above all in the emerging democracies of eastern europe. This portable document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. One of the most important texts in political literature pmm 358, the work originated in a trip commissioned by the french government to study the. Democracy in america vol 1 part 2 chapter 10 summary. Democracy in america is a classic of political philosophy.
Pdf since democracy in america was written, theories of democracy have experienced a vast array of diversity and changes. Its title translates as on democracy in america, but english translations are usually simply entitled democracy in america. Includes previously unpublished letters, essays, and other writings. His 9month go to and subsequent studying and reflection resulted in democracy in america 1835forty, a landmark masterpiece of political remark and evaluation. Democracy in america chapter x parties of the united. One way in which he stood out in nineteenthcentury france was his attitude towards religion. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord king james, by the grace of god of great britain, france, and ireland king, defender of the faith, etc. Their friendship and their travels, edited by oliver zunz, translated by arthur goldhammer university of virginia press, 2011, 698 pages. As is often found in democracy in america, the framework of this chapter features a contrast between aristocracy and d. Origin of the angloamericans, and the importance of this origin in relation to their future condition. The abridged edition of the enduring masterworka classic portrait of americas culture and people.
Democracy in america vol 1 part 2 chapter 10 summary course. When tocqueville visited america in the 1830s he found a thriving democracy of a kind he had not seen anywhere else. It was a bold effort for one who had no special training in government, or in the study of political economy, but he had the example of lafayette in establishing the military foundation of these liber. Jennings eds, tocqueville on america after 1840 cambridge university press. The book he wrote on his return to france, democracy in america, is both the best ever written on democracy and the best ever written on america. Chapter summary great distinction to be made between partiesparties which are to each other as rival nationsparties properly so calleddifference between great and small partiesepochs which produce themtheir characteristicsamerica has had great partiesthey are. We present the utter variation of this ebook in txt, djvu, epub, pdf, doc forms.
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