Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 770 Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805 1859 De Tocqueville, Alexis Toqueville, Alexis de Tocqueville, Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clérel de Tocqueville, Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clerel de Spencer, John C. (John Canfield) 1788 1855 American Institutions and Their Influence Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_in_America Text file produced by Lee Dawei, David King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "American Institutions and Their Influence" by Alexis de Tocqueville is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. It explores the political and social structures of America, particularly focusing on how democracy shapes institutions, societal habits, and public opinions. Tocqueville's observations serve as both a critique and an analysis of the American experience, providing insights into the functioning of democracy and its effects on civilization. The opening of the work delves into Tocqueville’s rationale for studying America. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the origins of nations to glean insight into their current societal structures, asserting that America's formation allows a clearer analysis of democratic evolution compared to older nations. He notes the general equality among early settlers, contrasting the motivations and societal conditions that influenced their prosperity and character. Through these observations, Tocqueville aims to reveal the principles that shaped American democracy and reflect on democracy's broader implications for humanity, especially as Europe faces similar societal changes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government Democracy JK Text Category: History - American Category: Politics 1418240 2025-08-04T06:51:57.348176 text/html 1407534 2013-06-01T06:41:10 text/html 564932 2025-08-04T06:52:11.140113 application/epub+zip 582839 2025-08-04T06:52:01.529167 application/epub+zip 539808 2025-08-04T06:51:59.989147 application/epub+zip 1078986 2025-08-04T06:52:18.698087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1013926 2025-08-04T06:52:09.865143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 977270 2022-09-04T11:34:17.950575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1269526 2025-08-04T06:51:55.840164 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1269280 2013-06-01T06:41:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1269327 2013-06-01T06:41:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21618 2025-08-04T06:52:18.836094 application/rdf+xml 22852 2025-08-04T06:52:00.522140 image/jpeg 4680 2025-08-04T06:52:00.248158 image/jpeg 442056 2013-06-01T06:43:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 455140 2013-06-01T06:43:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 441940 2013-06-01T06:43:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 551334 2025-08-04T06:51:57.443171 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia