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Resource: DVD (DVD502) The Great Courses: Tocqueville And The American Experiment: Part 2     
Author: Cook, William R.
Publisher: The Teaching Company The Great Courses, 2008
Subjects: Education
Location: Great Courses shelf
# Copies: 1
ISBN/ISSN: 9781565859531
Description: Course # 4683 Sessions 13-24 on 2 discs
This course examines Tocquevilles's themes in his 1835 & 1840 two-volume work, Democracy in America. These themes include the nature of the judiciary; the role of freedom of the press; what he says about the three races, white, African, Native American; and theimportance of women in democracy. "A serious study of Toqueville will challenge people anywhere on the political spectrum and will provide insights and ways of questioning what we all too often take for granted in America." -from the Scope of the course
Age Groups: Adult (30-55); Adult (55+)


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