Democracy in America
Abridged with an Introduction by Michael KammenFirst Edition| ©2009 Alexis de Tocqueville; Abridged and with an Introduction by Michael Kammen; Translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings
ISBN:9781319242558
Take notes, add highlights, and download our mobile-friendly e-books.
ISBN:9780312463304
Read and study old-school with our bound texts.
![Cover: Democracy in America, 1st Edition by Alexis de Tocqueville; Abridged and with an Introduction by Michael Kammen; Translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings](http://prod-cat-files.macmillan.cloud/MediaResources/Jackets/258W/9780312463304.jpg)
Features
New to This Edition
![Cover: Democracy in America, 1st Edition by Alexis de Tocqueville; Abridged and with an Introduction by Michael Kammen; Translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings](http://prod-cat-files.macmillan.cloud/MediaResources/Jackets/258W/9780312463304.jpg)
Democracy in America
First Edition| ©2009
Alexis de Tocqueville; Abridged and with an Introduction by Michael Kammen; Translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings
Digital Options
![EPUB3_EBOOK icon](https://prod-cat-files.macmillan.cloud/MediaResources/studentstore/visuals/SS_Search_Icons_eBook.png)
E-book
Read online (or offline) with all the highlighting and notetaking tools you need to be successful in this course.
![Cover: Democracy in America, 1st Edition by Alexis de Tocqueville; Abridged and with an Introduction by Michael Kammen; Translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings](http://prod-cat-files.macmillan.cloud/MediaResources/Jackets/258W/9780312463304.jpg)
Democracy in America
First Edition| 2009
Alexis de Tocqueville; Abridged and with an Introduction by Michael Kammen; Translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings
Table of Contents
- America’s Founding and Its Importance for the Future of Anglo-Americans
- Anglo-American Social Conditions
- The Principle of the sovereignty of the People in America
- The Need to Examine What Happens in Individual States Before Discussing the Government of the Whole
Part II
- Why It Is Accurate To Say That In The United States, The People Govern
- The Real Advantages Derived By American Society From Democratic Government
- The Omnipotence of the Majority in the United States and Its Consequences
- What tempers the Tyranny of the Majority
- The Principal Causes Tending to Preserve a Democratic Republic in the United States
- A Few Remarks on Present and Probable Future Conditions of the Three Races Living Within the United States
Volume II
Preface
Part I: The Influence of Democracy Upon the Intellectual Development of the United States
- The Principal Source of Beliefs Among Democratic Countries
- The Spirit in which Americans Cultivate the Arts
- Literary Production
- Certain Characteristics of Historians in Democratic Centuries
Part II: Influence of Democracy on the Opinions of Americans
- Individualism in Democratic Society
- Individualism is Greater Following a Democratic Revolution Than In Any Other Period
- Americans Minimize Individualism with Free Institutions
- The Role of Voluntary Associations in America
- The Relationship Between Associations and Newspapers
- Connections Between Voluntary and Political Associations
- Americans Overcome Individualism Through the Doctrine of Self-Interest Well Understood
- The Taste for Material Comfort in America
- Why Americans Appear So Restless Amidst Their Prosperity
- How Americans’ Love of Material Comfort Combines with the Love of Liberty and a Concern for Public Affairs
- How Aristocracy May Result from Industry
Part III: Influence of Democracy on Customs as Such
- Education of Girls in the United States
- The Young Woman as Wife
- How Social Equality Helps Maintain Moral Behavior in America
- What Americans Mean by Equality of Men and Women
- American Society Appears Both Restless and Monotonous
- Why Great Revolutions Will Become Rare
Part IV: The Influence Exercised by Democratic Ideas and Attitudes on Politics
- Equality Naturally Leads to A Desire For Free Institutions
- The Type of Despotism Democratic Nations Have to Fear
- An Overview of the Subject
![Cover: Democracy in America, 1st Edition by Alexis de Tocqueville; Abridged and with an Introduction by Michael Kammen; Translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings](http://prod-cat-files.macmillan.cloud/MediaResources/Jackets/258W/9780312463304.jpg)
Democracy in America
First Edition| 2009
Alexis de Tocqueville; Abridged and with an Introduction by Michael Kammen; Translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings
Authors
![Headshot of Alexis de Tocqueville](http://prod-cat-files.macmillan.cloud/MediaResources/Authors/207W/5504328.jpg)
Alexis de Tocqueville
![Headshot of Michael Kammen](http://prod-cat-files.macmillan.cloud/MediaResources/Authors/207W/5504331.jpg)
Michael Kammen
![Headshot of Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings](http://prod-cat-files.macmillan.cloud/MediaResources/Authors/207W/5504335.jpg)
Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings
![Cover: Democracy in America, 1st Edition by Alexis de Tocqueville; Abridged and with an Introduction by Michael Kammen; Translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings](http://prod-cat-files.macmillan.cloud/MediaResources/Jackets/258W/9780312463304.jpg)
Democracy in America
First Edition| 2009
Alexis de Tocqueville; Abridged and with an Introduction by Michael Kammen; Translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings
Related Titles
Select a demo to view:
![Achieve icon](http://prod-cat-files.macmillan.cloud/MediaResources/instructorcatalog/college/digital/digital-icons/PNG/digital-icon-achieve.png)
![](/college/_ui/responsive/common/images/spinner.gif)