| Description |
xxviii, 599, 1 unnumbered page ; 15 1/2 cm. |
| Series |
The World's classics. [496]
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| Note |
An abridgment. |
| Contents |
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. -- |
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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. |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government.
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United States -- Social conditions.
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| Added Author |
Reeve, Henry, 1813-1895, translator.
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Commager, Henry Steele, 1902-1998, editor.
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| Added Title |
De la démocratie en Amérique. English
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