Democracy in America / by Alexis de Tocqueville, translated by Henry Reeve.

New York : Adlard and Saunders, 1838-1840.

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Constitutional history -- United States.

Democracy -- United States.

Constitutional law.

United States -- Politics and government.

Volume 1

I. Exterior form of North America

II. Origin of the Anglo-Americans, and its importance in relation to their future condition

III. Social condition of the Anglo-Americans

IV. The principle of the sovereignty of the people in America

V. Necessity of examining the condition of the States before that of the Union at large

VI. Judicial power in the United States, and its influence on political society

VII. Political Jurisdiction in the United States

VIII. The Federal Constitution

IX. Why the people may strictly be said to govern in the United States

X. Parties in the United States

XI. Liberty of the Press in the United States

XII. Political associations in the United States

XIII. Government of the Democracy in America

XIV. What the real advantages are which American Society derives , from the Government of the Democracy

XV. Unlimited power of the majority in the United States, and its consequences

XVI. Causes which mitigate the tyranny of the majority in the United States

XVII. Principal causes which tend to maintain the Democratic Republic in the United States

XVIII. The present and probable future condition of the three Races which inhabit the territory of the United States

Volume 2

First book: Influence of democracy on the progress of opinion in the United States.

I. Philosophical method among the Americans

II. Of the principal source of belief among democratic nations

III. Why the Americans display more readiness and more taste for general ideas than their forefathers the English

IV. Why the Americans have never been so eager as the French for general ideas in political matters

V. Of the manner in which religion in the United States avails itself of democratic tendencies

VI. Of the progress of Roman Catholicism in the United States

VII. Of the cause of a leaning to Pantheism amongst democratic nations

VIII. The principle of equality suggests to the Americans the idea of the indefinite perfectibility of man

IX. The example of the Americans does not prove that a democratic people can have no aptitude and no taste for science, literature, or art

X. Why the Americans are more addicted to practical than to theoretical science

XI. Of the spirit in which the Americans cultivate the arts

XII. Why the Americans raise some monuments so insignificant and others so important

XIII. Literary characteristics of democratic ages

XIV. The trade of literature

XV. The study of Greek and Latin literature peculiarly useful in democratic communities

XVI. The effect of democracy on language

XVII. Of some of the sources of poetry amongst democratic nations

XVIII. Of the inflated style of American writers and orators

XIX. Some observations on the Drama amongst democratic nations

XX. Characteristics of historians in democratic ages

XXI. Of Parliamentary eloquence in the United States

Second book: Influence of democracy on the feelings of the Americans

I. Why democratic nations show a more ardent and enduring love of equality

II. Of individualism in democratic countries

III. Individualism stronger at the 'close of a democratic revolution than at other periods

IV. That the Americans combat the effects of individualism by free institutions

V. Of the use which the Americans make of public associations in civil life

VI. Of the relation between public associations and newspapers

VII. Connection of civil and political associations

VIII. The Americans combat individualism by the principle of interest rightly understood

IX. That the Americans apply the principle of interest rightly understood to religious matters

X. Of the taste for physical well-being in America

XI. Peculiar effects of the love of physical gratifications in democratic ages

XII. Causes of fanatical enthusiasm in some Americans

XIII. Causes of the restless spirit of the Americans in the midst of their prosperity

XIV. Taste for physical gratifications united in America to love of freedom and attention to public affairs

XV. That religious belief sometimes turns the thoughts of the Americans to immaterial pleasures

XVI. That excessive care of worldly welfare may impair that welfare

XVII. That in times marked by equality of conditions and sceptical opinions it is important to remove to a distance the objects of human actions

XVIII. That amongst the Americans all honest callings are honourable

XIX. That almost all the Americans follow industrial callings

XX. That aristocracy may be engendered by manufactures

Third book: Influence of democracy on manners, properly so called

I. That manners are softened as social conditions become more equal

II. That democracy renders the habitual intercourse of the Americans simple and easy

IlI. Why the Americans show so little sensitiveness in their own country, and are so sensitive in Europe

IV. Consequences of the three preceding chapters

V. How democracy affects the relation of masters and servants

VI. That democratic institutions and manners tend to raise rents and shorten the terms of leases

VII. Influence of democracy on wages

VIII. Influence of democracy on kindred

IX. Education of young women in the United States

X. The young woman in the character of a wife

XI. That the equality of conditions contributes to the maintenance of good morals in America

XII. How the Americans understand the equality of the sexes

XIII. That the principle of equality naturally divides the Americans into a number of small private circles

XIV. Some reflections on American manners

XV. Of the gravity of the Americans, and why it does not prevent them from often committing inconsiderate actions

XVI. Why the national vanity of the Americans is more restless and captious than that of the English

XVI. That the aspect of society in the United States is at once excited and monotonous

XVIII. Of honour in the United States and in democratic communities

XIX. Why many ambitious men, and so little lofty ambition, are to be found in the United States

XX. The trade of place-hunting in certain democratic countries

XXI. Why great revolutions will become more rare

XXII. Why democratic nations are naturally desirous of peace, and democratic armies of war

XXIII. Which is the most warlike and most revolutionary class in democratic armies

XXIV. Causes which render democratic armies weaker than other armies at the outset of a campaign, and more formidable in protracted warfare

XXV. Of discipline in democratic armies

XXVI. Some considerations on war in democratic communities

Fourth book: Influence of democratic opinions and sentiments on political society

I. That equality naturally gives men a taste for free institutions

II. That the notions of democratic nations on government are naturally favourable to the concentration of power

III. That the sentiments of democratic nations accord with their opinions in leading them to concentrate political power

IV. Of certain peculiar and accidental causes which either lead a people to complete centralization of government, or which divert them from it

V. That amongst the European nations of our time the power of governments is increasing, although the persons who govern are less stable

VI. What sort of despotism democratic nations have to fear

VII. Continuation of the preceding chapters

VIII. General survey of the subject.

With an original preface and notes, by John C. Spencer.

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