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American Institutions and Their InfluenceAlexis de Tocqueville

American Institutions and Their Influence

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Original author: Alexis de Tocqueville

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"American Institutions and Their Influence" by Alexis de Tocqueville is a political analysis published in two volumes in 1835 and 1840. After visiting America in 1831 under the pretext of studying prisons, Tocqueville examined the democratic revolution transforming Western society. He explores how American government, religion, and culture shaped its egalitarian character, while questioning the costs of restless social mobility. The work critically analyzes early nineteenth-century American society and its lessons for a world moving toward equality.

American Institutions and Their Influence, by Alexis de Tocqueville. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #8690.

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53 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter609 words
  2. 2.Preface: To the American Edition2,335 words
  3. 3.Preface: By the American Editor163 words
  4. 4.Chapter VIII209 words
  5. 5.Chapter XIII320 words
  6. 6.Chapter XVII239 words
  7. 7.Introduction5,691 words
  8. 8.Chapter I: Exterior Form of North America3,431 words
  9. 9.Chapter II8,684 words
  10. 10.Chapter III: Social Condition of the Anglo-Americans3,681 words
  11. 11.Chapter IV1,155 words
  12. 12.Chapter V (1)8,806 words
  13. 13.Chapter V (2)7,975 words
  14. 14.Chapter VI3,113 words
  15. 15.Chapter VII2,220 words
  16. 16.Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution (1)8,861 words
  17. 17.Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution (2)8,741 words
  18. 18.Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution (3)8,843 words
  19. 19.Chapter VIII: The Federal Constitution (4)1,786 words
  20. 20.Chapter IX300 words
  21. 21.Chapter X: Parties in the United States2,709 words
  22. 22.Chapter XI3,875 words
  23. 23.Chapter XII3,291 words
  24. 24.Chapter XIII: Government of the Democracy in America (1)8,861 words
  25. 25.Chapter XIII: Government of the Democracy in America (2)8,476 words
  26. 26.Chapter XIV7,219 words
  27. 27.Chapter XV8,166 words
  1. 28.Chapter XVI8,405 words
  2. 29.Chapter XVII (1)8,793 words
  3. 30.Chapter XVII (2)8,784 words
  4. 31.Chapter XVII (3)1,019 words
  5. 32.Chapter XVIII (1)8,725 words
  6. 33.Chapter XVIII (2)8,878 words
  7. 34.Chapter XVIII (3)8,925 words
  8. 35.Chapter XVIII (4)8,915 words
  9. 36.Chapter XVIII (5)8,729 words
  10. 37.Chapter XVIII (6)1,403 words
  11. 38.Conclusion2,418 words
  12. 39.Appendix: A.--Page 17363 words
  13. 40.Appendix: C.--Page 20575 words
  14. 41.Appendix: D.--Page 22495 words
  15. 42.Appendix: E.--Page 361,093 words
  16. 43.Appendix: F.--Page 413,048 words
  17. 44.Appendix: G.--Page 48644 words
  18. 45.Appendix: H.--Page 55364 words
  19. 46.Appendix: K--Page 94522 words
  20. 47.Appendix: L.--Page 97390 words
  21. 48.Appendix: M.--Page 97315 words
  22. 49.Appendix: N.--Page 107242 words
  23. 50.Appendix: O.--Page 171221 words
  24. 51.Appendix: P.--Page 186287 words
  25. 52.Appendix: Q.--Page 287542 words
  26. 53.Appendix: R.--Page 290166 words