An Introduction to Alexis de Tocqueville: Selections from Works and Letters

 

This course introduces students to some of the key ideas and arguments in the life and works of Alexis de Tocqueville--the great French aristocrat and statesman who toured America in the 1830s and wrote, "Democracy in America," a work often said to be the best book written about America and about democracy. We will read excerpts from this large two-volume work, as well as from some of his other writings, including a handful of personal letters. No prior knowledge of Tocqueville is required.

Text: The Tocqueville Reader: A Life in Letters and Politics. Edited by Olivier Zunz and Alan S. Kahan (Blackwell Publishing, 2002).

Schedule: June 3rd, 5th, 10th, and 12th from 10:00-11:30 AM (AZ time)

Facilitator: Trevor Shelley

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