Democracy in America Vol. II
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Alexis De Tocqueville
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Democracy in America was published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840. It is a classic work on the United States in the 1830s and its strengths and weaknesses as seen from a European point of view. It is also regarded as a pioneering work of sociology. (Summary based on Wikipedia)
(12 hr 3 min)
Chapters
Part I: De Tocqueville's Preface To The Second Part:part1,chapter1: Philosophic…
23:35
Read by Leon Mire
p1c03: Why The Americans Display More Readiness And More Taste For General Idea…
15:55
Read by Leon Mire
1.05: Of The Manner In Which Religion In The United States Avails Itself Of Dem…
24:22
Read by Anna Simon
1.07: Of The Cause Of A Leaning To Pantheism Amongst Democratic Nations; 1.08: …
8:23
Read by Anna Simon
1.09: The Example of the Americans Does Not Prove That a Democratic People Can …
31:22
Read by Anna Simon
1.11: The Spirit in Which the Americans Cultivate the Arts; 1.12: Why the Ameri…
15:33
Read by Sibella Denton
1.13: Literary Characteristics of Democratic Ages; 1.14: The Trade of Literature
14:47
Read by Sibella Denton
1.15: The Study of Greek and Latin Literature Peculiarly Useful in Democratic C…
22:12
Read by Leon Mire
1.17: Some of the Sources of Poetry among Democratic Nations; 1.18: Of the Inf…
27:03
Read by Ralph Volpi
1.19: Some Observations on the Drama amongst Democratic Nations; 1.20: Characte…
29:40
Read by Ralph Volpi
Part 2: Influence of Democracy on the Feelings of Americans2.01: Why Democratic…
20:54
Read by Ralph Volpi
2.03: Individualism Stronger at the Close of a Democratic Revolution than at Ot…
17:26
Read by Ralph Volpi
2.05: Of the Use which the Americans Make of Public Associations in Civil Life;…
25:22
Read by Ralph Volpi
2.07: Connection of Civil and Political Associations; 2.08: The Americans Comba…
28:50
Read by Ralph Volpi
2.09: That the Americans Apply the Principle of Interest Rightly Understood to …
14:19
Read by hearhis
2.11: Peculiar Effects of the Love of Physical Gratifications in Democratic Age…
11:10
Read by hearhis
2.13: Causes of the Restless Spirit of Americans in the Midst of Their Prosperi…
21:59
Read by hearhis
2.15 That Religious Belief Sometimes Turns the Thoughts of the Americans to Imm…
17:54
Read by hearhis
2.17: That in Times Marked by Equality of Conditions and Sceptical Opinions, It…
15:19
Read by Ralph Volpi
2.19: That Almost All the Americans Follow Industrial Callings; 2.20: That Aris…
18:31
Read by Anna Simon
3:21 Why Great Revolutions Will Become More Rare , 3:22 Why Democratic Nations …
16:39
Read by Anna Simon
3:23 Which Is The Most Warlike And Most Revolutionary Class In Democratic Armie…
11:37
Read by Anna Simon
3:25 Of Discipline In Democratic Armies . 3.26 Some Considerations On War In D…
25:30
Read by Anna Simon
Book 3 : Influence of Democracy on Manners, Properly So Called3.01: That Manner…
18:23
Read by Anna Simon
3.03: Why the Americans Show So Little Sensitiveness in Their Own Country, and …
13:26
Read by Anna Simon
3.05: How Democracy Affects the Relation of Masters and Servents; 3.06: That De…
24:04
Read by Sibella Denton
3.07: Influence of Democracy on Wager; 3.08: Influence of Democracy on Kindred
13:03
Read by Sibella Denton
3.09: Education of Young Women in the United States; 3.10: The Young Woman in t…
12:31
Read by Ransom
3.11: That the Equality of Conditions Contributes to the Maintenance of Good Mo…
40:32
Read by Anna Simon
3.13: That the Principle of Equality Naturally Divides the Americans into a Sma…
25:28
Read by Anna Simon
3.15: Of the Gravity of the Americans, and Why It Does Not Prevent Them from Of…
50:03
Read by Anna Simon
3.17: That the Aspect of Society in the United States Is at Once Excited and Mo…
19:23
Read by John Lieder
3.19: Why So Many Ambitious Men and So Little Lofty Ambition Are to Be Found in…
19:01
Read by Anna Simon
Book 4: Influence of Democratic Opinions on Political Society 4.01: That Equali…
10:58
Read by Sibella Denton
4.03: That the Sentiments of Democratic Nations Accord with Their Opinions in L…
21:09
Read by Sibella Denton
4.05: That Amongst the European Nations of Our Time the Power of Governments Is…
40:18
Read by Sibella Denton
4.07: Continuation of the Preceding Chapters; 4.08: General Survey of the Subje…
28:48
Read by Sibella Denton