Listen and read

Step into an infinite world of stories

  • Listen and read as much as you want
  • Over 400 000+ titles
  • Bestsellers in 10+ Indian languages
  • Exclusive titles + Storytel Originals
  • Easy to cancel anytime
Subscribe now
Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Democracy in America

5 Ratings

4.8

Duration
33H 17min
Language
English
Format
Category

Non-Fiction

Sent by the French government to examine the American prison system, Alexis de Tocqueville spent nine months touring the United States between 1831 and 1832. However, fascinated by the success of America’s democratic system, de Tocqueville took advantage of his stay to examine the country’s foundations and glean ideas that might rescue his homeland from the manacles of social inequality.

He leaves no stone unturned, exploring each branch of government, the constitution, economics, religion, race, the judiciary, laws, principles, education, culture, and views on wealth and poverty. Many of his observations have been praised for their prescience and foresight, and many are still relevant, offering fresh and piercing insights into American life today.

© 2020 Naxos Audiobooks (Audiobook): 9781781983324
© 2018 Endymion Press (Ebook): 9781531296001

Translators: Henry Reeve

Release date

Audiobook: 12 June 2020
Ebook: 15 March 2018

Others also enjoyed ...

  1. Reflections on the Revolution in France Edmund Burke
  2. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany William L. Shirer
  3. Energy and Civilization: A History Vaclav Smil
  4. Napoleon: The Man Behind the Myth Adam Zamoyski
  5. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy Jacob Burckhardt
  6. The Open Society and Its Enemies: New One-Volume Edition Karl Popper
  7. Our Oriental Heritage: A History of Civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the Death of Alexander, and in India, China, and Japan from the Beginning to Our Own Day, with Will Durant
  8. The Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction David M. Gwynn
  9. Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization Paul Kriwaczek
  10. Nationalism, Marxism, and Modern Central Europe: A Biography of Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz, 1872-1905 Timothy Snyder
  11. Democracy in America Alexis de Tocqueville
  12. Phantom Terror: The Threat of Revolution and the Repression of Liberty 1789-1848 Adam Zamoyski
  13. The Medici: Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance Paul Strathern
  14. The Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century Helena Rosenblatt
  15. The Life of Greece: A History of Greek Civilization from the Beginnings, and of Civilization in the Near East from the Death of Alexander, to the Roman Conquest Will Durant
  16. A People's History of the United States Howard Zinn
  17. Mill’s On Liberty John Stuart Mill
  18. Crusaders: An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands Dan Jones
  19. Iran: A Modern History Abbas Amanat
  20. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages Dan Jones
  21. Antisocial: How Online Extremists Broke America Andrew Marantz
  22. Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History Robert D. Kaplan
  23. The Anatomy of Fascism Robert O. Paxton
  24. The Venetians: A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova Paul Strathern
  25. The Guns of August Barbara W. Tuchman
  26. Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy, Weimar Centennial Edition Eric D. Weitz
  27. The Gulag Archipelago Volume 1: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
  28. The Histories Herodotus
  29. The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World Catherine Nixey
  30. The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides
  31. Kissinger: A Biography Walter Isaacson
  32. The Civilization of the Middle Ages: A Completely Revised and Expanded Edition of Medieval History, the Life and Death of a Civilization Norman F. Cantor
  33. A History of Fascism, 1914–1945 Stanley G. Payne
  34. The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties Paul Collier
  35. The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality Angus Deaton
  36. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari
  37. Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn Daniel Gordis
  38. Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis Jared Diamond
  39. Great State: China and the World Timothy Brook
  40. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari
  41. The Quest for Cosmic Justice Thomas Sowell