De la Démocratie en Amérique, tome deuxième

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

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.)

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)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_in_America Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_la_d%C3%A9mocratie_en_Am%C3%A9rique

Release date is 2009-11-21