De la Démocratie en Amérique, tome deuxième by Alexis de Tocqueville
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30514.html.images | 806 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30514.epub3.images | 361 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30514.epub.images | 372 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30514.epub.noimages | 352 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30514.kf8.images | 723 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30514.kindle.images | 659 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30514.txt.utf-8 | 728 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/30514/pg30514-h.zip | 345 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859 |
|---|---|
| Title | De la Démocratie en Amérique, tome deuxième |
| Credits |
Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) |
| Summary | "De la Démocratie en Amérique, tome deuxième" by Alexis de Tocqueville is a profound sociopolitical analysis written in the mid-19th century. This work explores the structure and dynamics of American democracy, focusing on the relationship between the people and their governing institutions, the nature of political parties, and the effects of democracy on society at large. Tocqueville's examination provides valuable insights into how democracy operates, its strengths, its weaknesses, and its implications for both the United States and the world. The opening of the book establishes Tocqueville's intent to delve deeper into the sovereignty of the people in the context of American political structure. He reflects on the underlying forces that drive this popular power, probing into its instincts and passions while emphasizing that in America, the people govern through direct consent, choosing their representatives and forming juries. As he sets the stage, Tocqueville introduces the concept of political parties, acknowledging the historical significance of major political factions like the Federalists and Republicans and their roles in shaping American democracy, which is characterized by the influence of the majority over legislative processes and the complexities surrounding the interplay of different social classes within this democratic framework. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | JK: Political science: Political inst. and pub. Admin.: United States |
| Subject | United States -- Politics and government |
| Subject | United States -- Social conditions |
| Subject | Democracy -- United States |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 30514 |
| Release Date | Nov 21, 2009 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 131 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
