Democracy in America, Volume 2

by Alexis de Tocqueville

Year
1840
Field
Politics
Translator
Henry Reeve
Licence
Public domain (Project Gutenberg, US)
Source
gutenberg
Length
about 140,917 words in 40 sections

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By Alexis De Tocqueville

Translated by Henry Reeve

Book Two: Influence Of Democracy On Progress Of Opinion In the United States.

Contents

  1. Part 1 · 7 words
  2. DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA · 801 words
  3. Chapter I: Philosophical Method Among the Americans · 1,969 words
  4. Chapter II: Of The Principal Source Of Belief Among Democratic Nations · 7,695 words
  5. Chapter VI: Of The Progress Of Roman Catholicism In The United States · 6,699 words
  6. Chapter XI: Of The Spirit In Which The Americans Cultivate The Arts · 2,599 words
  7. Chapter XIII: Literary Characteristics Of Democratic Ages · 2,357 words
  8. Chapter XIV: The Trade Of Literature · 951 words
  9. Chapter XVI: The Effect Of Democracy On Language · 5,121 words
  10. Chapter XVIII: Of The Inflated Style Of American Writers And Orators · 502 words
  11. Chapter XIX: Some Observations On The Drama Amongst Democratic Nations · 2,022 words
  12. Chapter XX: Characteristics Of Historians In Democratic Ages · 1,483 words
  13. Chapter XXI: Of Parliamentary Eloquence In The United States · 1,833 words
  14. Section 2: Influence of Democracy on the Feelings of Americans · 1,545 words
  15. Chapter II: Of Individualism In Democratic Countries · 4,652 words
  16. Chapter VI: Of The Relation Between Public Associations And Newspapers · 1,314 words
  17. Chapter VII: Connection Of Civil And Political Associations · 4,413 words
  18. Chapter X: Of The Taste For Physical Well-Being In America · 1,700 words
  19. Chapter XII: Causes Of Fanatical Enthusiasm In Some Americans · 7,306 words
  20. Chapter XIX: That Almost All The Americans Follow Industrial Callings · 1,974 words
  21. Chapter XX: That Aristocracy May Be Engendered By Manufactures · 1,428 words
  22. Book Three: Influence Of Democracy On Manners, Properly So Called · 4,234 words
  23. Chapter IV: Consequences Of The Three Preceding Chapters · 520 words
  24. Chapter V: How Democracy Affects the Relation Of Masters And Servants · 4,536 words
  25. Chapter VII: Influence Of Democracy On Wages · 904 words
  26. Chapter VIII: Influence Of Democracy On Kindred · 2,496 words
  27. Chapter IX: Education Of Young Women In The United States · 941 words
  28. Chapter X: The Young Woman In The Character Of A Wife · 3,629 words
  29. Chapter XII: How The Americans Understand The Equality Of The Sexes · 2,234 words
  30. Chapter XIV: Some Reflections On American Manners · 12,007 words
  31. Chapter XX: The Trade Of Place-Hunting In Certain Democratic Countries · 849 words
  32. Chapter XXI: Why Great Revolutions Will Become More Rare · 11,019 words
  33. Chapter XXV: Of Discipline In Democratic Armies · 554 words
  34. Chapter XXVI: Some Considerations On War In Democratic Communities · 2,456 words
  35. Book Four: Influence Of Democratic Opinions On Political Society · 10,581 words
  36. Chapter VI: What Sort Of Despotism Democratic Nations Have To Fear · 2,324 words
  37. Chapter VII: Continuation Of The Preceding Chapters · 3,394 words
  38. Chapter VIII: General Survey Of The Subject · 1,496 words
  39. Part I. · 5,675 words
  40. Part II. · 12,697 words
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