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050 10 JK216|b.T7 1946
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100 1 Tocqueville, Alexis de,|d1805-1859.
240 10 De la démocratie en Amérique.|lEnglish
245 10 Democracy in America /|cby Alexis de Tocqueville,
translated by Henry Reeve..Edited, with an introduction,
by Henry Steele Commager..
264 1 London :|bOxford university press :|bG. Cumberlege|c[1946]
300 xxviii, 599, 1 unnumbered page ;|c15 1/2 cm.
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia
338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier
490 0 The World's classics. [496]
500 An abridgment.
505 0 The author's preface to the first part. -- Exterior form
of North America. -- Origin of the Anglo-Americans and its
importance in relation to their present condition. -- The
social condition of the Anglo-Americans. -- The principle
of the sovereignty of the people of America. -- Townships
and municipal bodies. -- Judicial power in the United
States, and its influence on political society. -- The
federal constitution. -- Characteristics and advantages of
the American federal system. -- Political parties. --
Liberty of the press in the United States. -- Political
associations in the United States. -- Democratic
government in America. -- The real advantages that
American society derives from democratic government. --
Unlimited power of the majority in the United States, and
its consequences. -- Causes which mitigate the tyranny of
the majority in the United States. -- Principal causes
which tend to maintain the democratic republic in the
United States. -- The influence of manners and religion on
democratic institutions in the United States. -- The
chances of the duration of the union. -- Future prospects
of the United States. --
505 8 The author's preface to the second part. -- The influences
of democracy on philosophy. -- The influences of democracy
on religion. -- The influences of democracy on science and
the arts. -- The influences of democracy on language and
literature. -- Individualism in democratic countries. --
The use Americans make of public associations. -- The
principle of interest rightly understood. -- The desire
for wealth and for physical prosperity. -- Occupations and
business callings. -- The influence of democracy on
manners. -- The influence of democracy on social and
domestic relations. -- The influence of democracy on
public relations. -- Why great revolutions will become
more rare. -- Warfare among democratic peoples. -- The
influence of democratic opinions and sentiments on
political society.
651 0 United States|xPolitics and government.
651 0 United States|xSocial conditions.
700 1 Reeve, Henry,|d1813-1895,|etranslator.
700 1 Commager, Henry Steele,|d1902-1998,|eeditor.
938 Baker and Taylor|bBTCP|n47018860
994 90|bPSS
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