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Democracy in America Vol. II

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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)

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Chapters

De Tocqueville's Preface To Vol II

5:15

Read by Sibella Denton

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

1.21: Of Parliamentary Eloquence in the United States

11:06

Read by Sibella Denton

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

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2.13: Causes of the Restless Spirit of Americans in the Midst of Their Prosperi…

21:59

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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