Democracy in America Vol. I
by Alexis de Tocqueville · Free audiobook · 45 chapters
Librivox recording of Democracy in America Volume I by Alexis de Tocqueville. Read by LibriVox Volunteers. When Tocqueville visited America in the 1830s he found a thriving democracy of a kind he had not seen anywhere else. Many of his insightful observations American society and political system, found in the two volume book he published after his visit, still remain surprisingly relevant today. (Summary by the Bookworm) For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org . Download M4B Vol 1 Part 1 (115MB) Download M4B Vol 1 Part 2 (112MB) Download M4B Vol 1 Part 3 (120MB) Download M4B Vol 1 Part 4 (148MB)
Chapters
- 1. 00 - Introduction33:37
- 2. 01 - Exterior Form Of North America20:36
- 3. 02:1 - Origin of the Anglo-Americans28:43
- 4. 02:2 - Origin Of The Anglo-Americans32:01
- 5. 03 - Social Conditions Of The Anglo-Americans21:12
- 6. 04 - The Principle Of The Sovereignty Of The People In America7:08
- 7. 05:1 - Necessity Of Examining The Condition Of The States31:59
- 8. 05:2 - Necessity Of Examining The Condition Of The States20:11
- 9. 05:3 - Necessity Of Examining The Condition Of The States32:27
- 10. 06 - Judicial Power In The United States19:50
- 11. 07 - Political Jurisdiction In The United States13:33
- 12. 08:1 - The Federal Constitution28:26
- 13. 08:2 - The Federal Constitution33:06
- 14. 08:3 - The Federal Constitution27:10
- 15. 08:4 - The Federal Constitution28:24
- 16. 08:5 - The Federal Constitution34:02
- 17. 09 - Why The People May Strictly Be Said to Govern3:07
- 18. 10 - Parties in America20:30
- 19. 11 - Liberty of the Press in the United States33:07
- 20. 12 - Political Associations In The United States20:12
- 21. 13:1 - Government of the Democracy in America34:53
- 22. 13:2 - Government of the Democracy in America29:05
- 23. 13:3 - Government of the Democracy in America28:52
- 24. 14:1 - Advantages American Society Derives From Democracy27:07
- 25. 14:2 - Advantages American Society Derives From Democracy16:28
- 26. 15:1 - The Unlimited Power of the Majority and Its Consequences8:56
- 27. 15:2 - The Unlimited Power of the Majority and Its Consequences25:56
- 28. 16:1 - Causes Mitigating Tyranny In The United States23:56
- 29. 16:2 - Causes Mitigating Tyranny In The United States15:50
- 30. 17:1 - Principal Causes Maintaining the Democratic Republic25:30
- 31. 17:2 - Principle Causes Maintaining the Democratic Republic24:01
- 32. 17:3 - Principal Causes Maintaining The Democratic Republic28:25
- 33. 17:4 - Principal Causes Maintaining the Democratic Republic26:39
- 34. 18:01 - The Future Condition of Three Races in the US20:30
- 35. 18:02 - Future Condition of the tThree Races14:31
- 36. 18:03 - Future Condition Of Three Races23:57
- 37. 18:04 - Future Condition Of Three Races24:59
- 38. 18:05 - Future Condition Of Three Races23:53
- 39. 18:06 - Future Condition Of Three Races25:39
- 40. 18:07 - Future Condition Of Three Races19:22
- 41. 18:08 - Future Condition Of Three Races27:07
- 42. 18:09 - Future Condition Of Three Races27:22
- 43. 18:10 - Future Condition Of Three Races15:35
- 44. 19 - Conclusion16:41
- 45. 20 - Chapter 9 - Liberty Of The Press In The United States - French original text24:31