Choose from 500 different sets of democracy in america chapter 3 flashcards on quizlet. Tocqueville looked to the flourishing democratic system in america as a possible model for postrevolutionary france, believing its egalitarian. Find summaries for every chapter, including a democracy in america chapter summary chart to help you understand the book. In 1831 an ambitious and unusually perceptive twentyfiveyearold french aristocrat visited the united states.
Democracy in america is a classic of political philosophy. He was best known for his works democracy in america appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840 and the old regime and the revolution 1856. Henry reeve, the pennsylvania state university, electronic classics series, jim manis, faculty editor, hazleton, pa 182011291 is a portable document file produced as part of an ongoing student publication. Henry reeve is a publication of the pennsylvania state university.
It is a classic work on the united states in the 1830s and its strengths and weaknesses as seen from a european point of view. Democracy in america chapter summaries course hero. Volume one describes and analyzes american conditions and political institutions, while volume two examines the effect of american democracy on what we would call culture literature, economics, the family, religion, etc. Democracy in america, tocqueville, mansfield, winthrop. Democracy in america 18351840 is arguably the most perceptive and influential book ever written about american politics and society. Jan 21, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Tocqueville looked to the flourishing democratic system in america as a possible model for postrevolutionary france, believing its. Many of his insightful observations american society and political system, found in the two volume book he published after his visit, still remain. In the book, tocqueville examines the democratic revolution. Its title translates as on democracy in america, but english translations are usually simply entitled democracy in america.
A new translation by arthur goldhammer library of america. Bred to the law, he exhibited an early predilection for philosophy and political economy, and at twentytwo was appointed judgeauditor at the tribunal of. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. He is best known for his works democracy in america appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840 and the old regime and the revolution. The american republic will endure until the day congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the publics money. He spent nine months crisscrossing the young country, traveling mostly by steamboat, but also sometimes on horseback and by foot. Learn democracy in america chapter 3 with free interactive flashcards. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Page 121 thus, not only does democracy make every man forget his ancestors. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Tocqueville looked to the flourishing democratic system in america as a possible. 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. The result was democracy in america, a monumental study of the strengths and weaknesses of the nations evolvi. What struck him most was the countrys equality of conditions. Democracy in america wordsworth classics of world literature. Which is the most warlike and most revolutionary class in democratic armies. Tocquevilles democracy in america is a book that every american who reads should read. Amongst the novel objects that attracted my attention during my stay in theunited states, nothing struck me more forcibly than.
It is a part of the essence of a democratic army to be very numerous in proportion to the people to which it belongs, as i shall hereafter show. His insightful work has become one of the most influential political texts ever written on america. Democracy, united states politics and government, united states social conditions publisher new york. The author documents his travels through america and contrasts his experiences with established aristocratic systems in western europe. In this introduction author tocqueville presents his overall impression of america and what he found most striking. Published in two volumes in 1835 and 1840 respectively. As you read it, you might think about how much of what he said in the 1830s still rings true. This enduring classic explores the civil institutions and. When tocqueville visited america in the 1830s he found a thriving democracy of a kind he had not seen anywhere else. The result was democracy in america, a monumental study of the strengths and weaknesses of the nations evolving politics.
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