Democracy in America Free Audiobook Download by Alexis De Tocqueville

Alexis De Tocqueville was a French writer and political thinker who helped to shape the early principles of democracy in America. His 1835 book "Democracy in America" remains one of the most influential works on American history, politics, and society ever written. This 2019 audiobook download features John Pruden's listenership-worthy narration of this politically significant work.

Tocqueville's Democracy in America is an analysis of the social and political life of the United States in 1835. The work remains one of the most influential arguments for the benefits of democracy, which are attained when the social and economic life of a society is participatory and allows for individual freedoms under law.

Alexis de Tocqueville was a French aristocrat, writer and political scientist who has been credited with having an important influence on the development of democratic thought. He believed that "society could be best governed by individuals who were not actively engaged in managing the affairs of society."

Alexis de Tocqueville published his work Democracy in America in 1835. The work notes the way in which Americans were both expressing their beliefs, as well as living them through democracy. Tocqueville observes that there are two ways to view democracy: "the one vulgar, the other sublime." He was referring to the perceived "vulgar" version of democracy which he saw as being more about equality of outcome and less about a society where people could exercise freedom of choice. The "sublime" version of democracy is about individualism and autonomy.

Alexis De Tocqueville wrote Democracy in America after traveling the United States during the years 1831 and 1832. This is one of the first-hand accounts of democracy's rise to power in America, which was a country that had only been independent for 25 years at this time. It is also an account of how democracy and capitalism were intertwined, which is why he said that "democracy will ruin itself without socialism to help it."

Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville is considered to be the best work about American democracy for over two hundred years. In this landmark work, de Tocqueville examines the political and social conditions of America from 1831 to 1835. He describes his eye-opening experiences during his travels throughout the United States and offers insights into the foundations of our democracy.