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The book may have numerous typos or missing text. It is not illustrated or indexed. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website. You can also preview the book there.Purchasers are also entitled to a trial membership in the publisher's book club where they can select from more than a million books for free.Original Publisher: Colonial Press Publication date: 1899Subjects: Democracy; United States; Political Science / General; Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy; Political Science / History ... Read more

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Alexis De Tocqueville was simply of one of the great social scientists writing about America and Democracy.From reading the book I deduced that Tocqueville was a social scientist before Marx!He compared European culture and government with the fledgling culture and democracy he observed in America.He was very much impressed with what he saw taking place in America in the 1830's and hoped it would spread to Europe.At first he believed that America's prosperity was simply due to geography and its distance from powerful neighbors, he abandoned this idea after his visit to America.He came to realize that the West was not being peopled "by new European immigrants to America, but by Americans who he believed had little adversity to taking risks."Tocqueville found that Americans were the most broadly educated and politically advanced people in the world and one of the reasons for the success of our form of government.He also foretold America's industrial preeminence and strength through the unfettered spread of ideas and human industry.

Tocqueville also saw the insidious damage that the institution of slavery was causing the country and predicted some 30 years before the Civil War that slavery would probable cause the states to fragment from the union.He also predicted the emergence of stronger states rights over the power of the federal government.He held fast to his belief that the greatest danger to democracy was the trend toward the concentration of power by the federal government.He predicted wrongly that the union would probably break up into two or three countries because of regional interests and differences.This idea is the only one about America that he gets wrong.Despite some of his misgivings, Tocqueville, saw that democracy is an "inescapable development" of the modern world.The arguments in the "Federalist Papers" were greater then most people realized.He saw a social revolution coming that continues throughout the world today.

Tocqueville realizes at the very beginning of the "industrial revolution" how industry, centralization, and democracy strengthened each other and moved forward together.I am convinced that Tocqueville is still the preeminent observer of America but is also the father of social science.A must read for anyone interested in American history, political philosophy or the social sciences.
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:CHAPTER III.WHY THE AMERICANS SHOW MORE APTITUDE AND TASTE FOR GENERAL IDEAS THAN THEIR FOREFATHERS, THE ENGLISH.THE Deity does not regard the human race collectively. He surveys at one glance and severally all the beings of whom mankind is composed; and he discerns in each man the resemblances which assimilate him to all his fellows, and the differences which distinguish him from them. God, therefore, stands in no need of general ideas ; that is to say, he never feels the necessity of collecting a considerable number of analogous objects under the same form for greater convenience in thinking.Such is, however, not the case with man. If the human mind were to attempt to examine and pass a judgment on all the individual cases before it, the immensity of detail would soon lead it astray, and it would no longer see anything : in this strait, man has recourse to an imperfect but necessary expedient, which at once assists and demonstrates his weakness.Having superficially considered a certain number of objects, and remarked their resemblance, he assigns to them a common name, sets them apart, and proceeds onwards.General ideas are no proof of the strength, but rather of the insufficiency, of the human intellect; for there are in nature no beings exactly alike, no things precisely identical, nor any rules indiscriminately and alike applicable to several objects at once. The chief merit of general ideas is, that they enable the human mind to pass a rapid judgment on a great many objects at once; but, on the otherhand, the notions they convey are never otherwise than incomplete, and they always cause the mind to lose as much in accuracy as it gains in comprehensiveness.As social bodies advance in civilization, they acquire the knowledge of new facts, and they daily... ... Read more

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Astute Observer of America
Alexis De Tocqueville was simply of one of the great social scientists writing about America and Democracy.From reading the book I deduced that Tocqueville was a social scientist before Marx!He compares European culture and government with the fledgling culture and democracy he observes in America.He is very much impressed with what he sees taking place in America in the 1830's and hopes it will spread to Europe.He at first believed that America's prosperity was simply due to geography and their distance from powerful neighbors, he abandons this idea after his visit to America.He comes to realize that the West is not being peopled "by new European immigrants to America, but by Americans who he believes have no adversity to taking risks."Tocqueville comes to see that Americans are the most broadly educated and politically advanced people in the world and one of the reasons for the success of our form of government.He also foretells America's industrial preeminence and strength through the unfettered spread of ideas and human industry.

Tocqueville also saw the insidious damage that the institution of slavery was causing the country and predicted some 30 years before the Civil War that slavery would probable cause the states to fragment from the union.He also the emergence of stronger states rights over the power of the federal government.He held fast to his belief that the greatest danger to democracy was the trend toward the concentration of power by the federal government.He predicted wrongly that the union would probably break up into two or three countries because of regional interests and differences.This idea is the only one about America that he gets wrong.Despite some of his misgivings, Tocqueville, saw that democracy is an "inescapable development" of the modern world.The arguments in the "Federalist Papers" were greater then most people realized.He saw a social revolution coming that continues throughout the world today.

Tocqueville realizes at the very beginning of the "industrial revolution" how industry, centralization, and democracy strengthened each other and moved forward together.I am convinced that Tocqueville is still the preeminent observer of America but is also the father of social science.A must read for anyone interested in American history, political philosophy or the social sciences.
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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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Astute Observer of America
Alexis De Tocqueville was simply of one of the great social scientists writing about America and Democracy.From reading the book I deduced that Tocqueville was a social scientist before Marx!He compared European culture and government with the fledgling culture and democracy he observed in America.He was very much impressed with what he saw taking place in America in the 1830's and hoped it would spread to Europe.At first he believed that America's prosperity was simply due to geography and its distance from powerful neighbors, he abandoned this idea after his visit to America.He came to realize that the West was not being peopled "by new European immigrants to America, but by Americans who he believed had little adversity to taking risks."Tocqueville found that Americans were the most broadly educated and politically advanced people in the world and one of the reasons for the success of our form of government.He also foretold America's industrial preeminence and strength through the unfettered spread of ideas and human industry.

Tocqueville also saw the insidious damage that the institution of slavery was causing the country and predicted some 30 years before the Civil War that slavery would probable cause the states to fragment from the union.He also predicted the emergence of stronger states rights over the power of the federal government.He held fast to his belief that the greatest danger to democracy was the trend toward the concentration of power by the federal government.He predicted wrongly that the union would probably break up into two or three countries because of regional interests and differences.This idea is the only one about America that he gets wrong.Despite some of his misgivings, Tocqueville, saw that democracy is an "inescapable development" of the modern world.The arguments in the "Federalist Papers" were greater then most people realized.He saw a social revolution coming that continues throughout the world today.

Tocqueville realizes at the very beginning of the "industrial revolution" how industry, centralization, and democracy strengthened each other and moved forward together.I am convinced that Tocqueville is still the preeminent observer of America but is also the father of social science.A must read for anyone interested in American history, political philosophy or the social sciences.
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Publisher: J. MurrayPublication date: 1873Subjects: FranceHistory / Europe / FranceTravel / Europe / FranceNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Astute Observer of America
Alexis De Tocqueville was simply of one of the great social scientists writing about America and Democracy.From reading the book I deduced that Tocqueville was a social scientist before Marx!He compared European culture and government with the fledgling culture and democracy he observed in America.He was very much impressed with what he saw taking place in America in the 1830's and hoped it would spread to Europe.At first he believed that America's prosperity was simply due to geography and its distance from powerful neighbors, he abandoned this idea after his visit to America.He came to realize that the West was not being peopled "by new European immigrants to America, but by Americans who he believed had little adversity to taking risks."Tocqueville found that Americans were the most broadly educated and politically advanced people in the world and one of the reasons for the success of our form of government.He also foretold America's industrial preeminence and strength through the unfettered spread of ideas and human industry.

Tocqueville also saw the insidious damage that the institution of slavery was causing the country and predicted some 30 years before the Civil War that slavery would probable cause the states to fragment from the union.He also predicted the emergence of stronger states rights over the power of the federal government.He held fast to his belief that the greatest danger to democracy was the trend toward the concentration of power by the federal government.He predicted wrongly that the union would probably break up into two or three countries because of regional interests and differences.This idea is the only one about America that he gets wrong.Despite some of his misgivings, Tocqueville, saw that democracy is an "inescapable development" of the modern world.The arguments in the "Federalist Papers" were greater then most people realized.He saw a social revolution coming that continues throughout the world today.

Tocqueville realizes at the very beginning of the "industrial revolution" how industry, centralization, and democracy strengthened each other and moved forward together.I am convinced that Tocqueville is still the preeminent observer of America but is also the father of social science.A must read for anyone interested in American history, political philosophy or the social sciences.
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 1-2; Original Publisher: E. Walker; Publication date: 1849; Subjects: Democracy; United States; Political Science / General; Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy; ... Read more

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Originally published in 1888.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Publisher: New York, E. WalkerPublication date: 1850Subjects: Democracy -- United StatesUnited States -- Politics and governmentNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 2; Original Publisher: Ticknor and Fields; Publication date: 1862; Subjects: Political Science / General; Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy; Political Science / History ... Read more

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Astute Observer of America
Alexis De Tocqueville was simply of one of the great social scientists writing about America and Democracy.From reading the book I deduced that Tocqueville was a social scientist before Marx!He compared European culture and government with the fledgling culture and democracy he observed in America.He was very much impressed with what he saw taking place in America in the 1830's and hoped it would spread to Europe.At first he believed that America's prosperity was simply due to geography and its distance from powerful neighbors, he abandoned this idea after his visit to America.He came to realize that the West was not being peopled "by new European immigrants to America, but by Americans who he believed had little adversity to taking risks."Tocqueville found that Americans were the most broadly educated and politically advanced people in the world and one of the reasons for the success of our form of government.He also foretold America's industrial preeminence and strength through the unfettered spread of ideas and human industry.

Tocqueville also saw the insidious damage that the institution of slavery was causing the country and predicted some 30 years before the Civil War that slavery would probable cause the states to fragment from the union.He also predicted the emergence of stronger states rights over the power of the federal government.He held fast to his belief that the greatest danger to democracy was the trend toward the concentration of power by the federal government.He predicted wrongly that the union would probably break up into two or three countries because of regional interests and differences.This idea is the only one about America that he gets wrong.Despite some of his misgivings, Tocqueville, saw that democracy is an "inescapable development" of the modern world.The arguments in the "Federalist Papers" were greater then most people realized.He saw a social revolution coming that continues throughout the world today.

Tocqueville realizes at the very beginning of the "industrial revolution" how industry, centralization, and democracy strengthened each other and moved forward together.I am convinced that Tocqueville is still the preeminent observer of America but is also the father of social science.A must read for anyone interested in American history, political philosophy or the social sciences.
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