Alexis de Tocqueville

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Alexis de Tocqueville Books in Order

b. 1805 – d. 1859 · 181 books

There are 181 books by Alexis de Tocqueville on BookOrb. A strong starting point is Letters from America (1844). The bibliography below is in publication order, with series grouped in reading order.

Biography

Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville (29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859), colloquially known as Tocqueville, was a French aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist and historian. He is best known for his works *Democracy in America* (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and *The Old Regime and the Revolution* (1856). In both, he analysed the improved living standards and social conditions of individuals as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. Democracy in America was published after Tocqueville's travels in the United States and is today considered an early work of sociology and political science.

Tocqueville was active in French politics, first under the July Monarchy (1830–1848) and then during the Second Republic (1849–1851) which succeeded the February 1848 Revolution. He retired from political life after Louis Napoléon Bonaparte's 2 December 1851 coup and thereafter began work on *The Old Regime and the Revolution*. Tocqueville argued the importance of the French Revolution was to continue the process of modernizing and centralizing the French state which had begun under King Louis XIV. The failure of the Revolution came from the inexperience of the deputies who were too wedded to abstract Enlightenment ideals.

Tocqueville was a classical liberal who advocated parliamentary government and was skeptical of the extremes of democracy. During his time in parliament, he sat on the centre-left, but the complex and restless nature of his liberalism has led to contrasting interpretations and admirers across the political spectrum. Regarding his political position, Tocqueville wrote "the word 'left' is... the word I wanted to attach to my name so that it would remain attached to it forever."

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Standalone books

  1. 1 Letters from America 1844 · 304 pages
  2. 2 Mélanges, fragments historiques et notes sur l'Ancien Regime, la Révolution et l'Empire 1877 · 492 pages
  3. 3 Études économiques, politiques et littéraires 1878 · 652 pages
  4. 4 Selections from Democracy in America 1932 · 90 pages
  5. 5 Souvenirs d'Alexis de Tocqueville 1944 · 276 pages
  6. 6 Oeuvres, papiers et correspondances 1951 · 700 pages
  7. 7 The old rGegime and the French Revolution 1955 · 324 pages
  8. 8 Voyages en Angleterre et en Irlande 1958 · 243 pages
  9. 9 The European revolution and Correspondence with Gobineau 1959 · 340 pages
  10. 10 Correspondance d'Alexis de Tocqueville et d'Arthur de Gobineau, 1843-1859 1959 · 394 pages
  11. 11 DE LA DEMOCRATIE EN AMERIQUE (2 volumes) 1961 · 354 pages
  12. 12 L'Ancien Regime. Edited with Introduction and Notes by G W Headlam. 1962 · 362 pages
  13. 13 Klassiker der Polotik, Das Zeitalter Der Gleichheit 1967 · 300 pages
  14. 14 The European revolution 1968 · 340 pages
  15. 15 La democrazia in America 1968 · 885 pages
  16. 16 Correspondance d'Alexis de Tocqueville et de Pierre-Paul Royer-Collard 1970 · 464 pages
  17. 17 Alexis de Tocqueville als Abgeordneter 1972 · 201 pages
  18. 18 O demokracji w Ameryce 1976 · 488 pages
  19. 19 Égalité sociale et liberté politique 1977 · 254 pages
  20. 20 On Democracy, Revolution, and Society 1980 · 391 pages
  21. 21 Correspondance d'alexis de tocqueville avec adolphe de circourt (French edition) 1983 · 591 pages
  22. 22 Tocqueville's America, the great quotations 1983 · 93 pages
  23. 23 Selected letters on politics and society 1985 · 417 pages
  24. 24 Democracy in America 1989 · 216 pages
  25. 25 Voyage en Irlande 1990 · 157 pages
  26. 26 Del razzismo 1995 · 279 pages
  27. 27 Democracy in America (Westvaco's American classics series) 1999 · 306 pages
  28. 28 The Tocqueville Reader 2002 · 358 pages
  29. 29 Oeuvres et correspondance inédites 2002 · 510 pages
  30. 30 Scritti penitenziari 2002 · 180 pages
  31. 31 Writings on Empire and Slavery 2003 · 320 pages
  32. 32 Regards sur le Bas-Canada 2003 · 322 pages
  33. 33 Lettres choisies, souvenirs, 1814-1859 2003 · 1,419 pages
  34. 34 A fortnight in the wilderness 2003 · 92 pages
  35. 35 Memoir, Letters And Remains Of Alexis De Tocqueville V2 2007 · 444 pages
  36. 36 Notes sur le Coran et autres textes sur les religions 2007 · 174 pages
  37. 37 Ancien Rtgime et la Rtvolution 2008
  38. 38 De la D�mocratie en Am�rique 2008
  39. 39 Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont in America 2010 · 698 pages
  40. 40 Correspondence and Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 To 1859 2011 · 242 pages
  41. 41 Democracy in Americ 2011 · 504 pages
  42. 42 Alexis de Tocqueville's Journey in Ireland, July-August 1835 2012 · 157 pages
  43. 43 Amerika'da Demokrasi 1 2015 · 644 pages
  44. 44 Democracy in America - Volume 2 2016 · 524 pages
  45. 45 Somurge ve Kolelik 2016 · 448 pages
  46. 46 Amerika'da Demokrasi 2 2016 · 415 pages
  47. 47 Amerika'da Demokrasi 2016 · 784 pages
  48. 48 Re-Educating Troubled Youth 2017 · 288 pages
  49. 49 Tocqueville Au Bas-Canada 2017 · 137 pages
  50. 50 The Old Regime and the Revolution 2018 · 354 pages
  51. 51 DEMOCRACY in AMERICA by Alexis de Tocqueville Part 1 Of 4 2018 · 299 pages
  52. 52 TOCQUEVILLE - Oeuvres 2018 · 686 pages
  53. 53 American Institutions 2019 · 345 pages
  54. 54 Democracy in America - Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville 2019 · 304 pages
  55. 55 Demokratik Despotizm 2020 · 120 pages
  56. 56 Memoir, Letters, and Remains of Alexis de Tocqueville 2022 · 430 pages
  57. 57 State of Society in France Before the Revolution Of 1789 2022 · 326 pages
  58. 58 Correspondance Entre Alexis de Tocqueville et Arthur de Gobineau, 1843-1859... 2022 · 382 pages
  59. 59 Democracy in America - Complete - Volumes I and II - Annotated and Unabridged 2024
  60. 1 Democracy in America, Vol 1 2020 · 456 pages

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BookOrb lists 181 books by Alexis de Tocqueville.

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A good starting point is Letters from America (1844).

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In publication order: 1. Letters from America (1844), 2. Mélanges, fragments historiques et notes sur l'Ancien Regime, la Révolution et l'Empire (1877), 3. Études économiques, politiques et littéraires (1878), 4. Selections from Democracy in America (1932), 5. Souvenirs d'Alexis de Tocqueville (1944), 6. Oeuvres, papiers et correspondances (1951), 7. The old rGegime and the French Revolution (1955), 8. Voyages en Angleterre et en Irlande (1958), 9. The European revolution and Correspondence with Gobineau (1959), 10. Correspondance d'Alexis de Tocqueville et d'Arthur de Gobineau, 1843-1859 (1959), 11. DE LA DEMOCRATIE EN AMERIQUE (2 volumes) (1961), 12. L'Ancien Regime. Edited with Introduction and Notes by G W Headlam. (1962), 13. Klassiker der Polotik, Das Zeitalter Der Gleichheit (1967), 14. The European revolution (1968), 15. La democrazia in America (1968), and 45 more.