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Books like Democracy in America
The best books like Democracy in America are The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, and The Republic. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville is about democracy, equality, civil society. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Jonathan Haidt · Psychology
The Righteous Mind is Jonathan Haidt's argument that moral reasoning is not the source of our moral judgments — it's the press secretary for them.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari · History
Sapiens traces the full arc of human history from the emergence of Homo sapiens in Africa roughly 70,000 years ago to the present.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - The Republic
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Plato · Philosophy
The Republic is Plato's most ambitious work, a sustained inquiry into the nature of justice staged as a dialogue among Socrates and his companions in Athens.
A kindred history read.
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- The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
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The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson · Politics
Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson's follow-up to Why Nations Fail shifts focus from prosperity to liberty.
Shares democracy and civil society with Democracy in America.
Read the summary → - History of the Peloponnesian War
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History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides · History
Thucydides' account of the twenty-seven-year conflict between Athens and Sparta stands as the founding document of political realism and the first work of history that treats evidence and causation as problems to be solved rather than stories to be told.
Both dig into democracy.
Read the summary → - On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder · History
On Tyranny is Timothy Snyder's brief handbook drawn from the history of twentieth-century authoritarianism.
Both dig into democracy.
Read the summary → - Political Order and Political Decay
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Political Order and Political Decay
Francis Fukuyama · History
Political Order and Political Decay is the second volume of Francis Fukuyama's ambitious two-volume study of political development.
Both dig into democracy.
Read the summary → - The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America
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The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America
Timothy Snyder · History
The Road to Unfreedom is Timothy Snyder's analysis of how Russia developed a new form of authoritarian politics under Vladimir Putin and began exporting it to Europe and the United States in the 2010s.
Both dig into democracy.
Read the summary → - Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
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Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
Anne Applebaum · History
Anne Applebaum opens Twilight of Democracy with a party she and her husband hosted on New Year's Eve 1999, celebrating the new millennium with a hundred friends and colleagues in Poland.
Both dig into democracy.
Read the summary → - A Theory of Justice
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John Rawls · Philosophy
A Theory of Justice, published in 1971, is John Rawls's attempt to construct a systematic alternative to utilitarianism in political philosophy.
Both dig into equality.
Read the summary → - How Democracies Die
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Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt · Politics
Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt are Harvard comparative politics scholars who have spent their careers studying how democracies break down in Latin America and Europe.
Both dig into democracy.
Read the summary → - The End of Power
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Moisés Naím · Politics
The End of Power is Moisés Naím's argument that power — the ability to make others do what you want — is becoming easier to acquire, harder to consolidate, and faster to lose.
Both dig into democracy.
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Books like Democracy in America: quick answers
What are the best books like Democracy in America?
The best books like Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville are The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, The Republic by Plato, The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Democracy in America, such as democracy, equality, civil society.
What should I read after Democracy in America?
A natural next read after Democracy in America is The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt. A kindred history read. Other strong choices are Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, The Republic by Plato, The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson.
What books are similar to Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville?
Democracy in America centers on democracy, equality, civil society. Books with a similar feel include The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, The Republic by Plato, The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
