Teaching through Tocqueville.(Symposium: Tocqueville and Democracy in America)(French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville) From: PS: Political Science & Politics | Date: June 1, 1999| Author: Frantzich, Stephen | COPYRIGHT 1999 American Political Science Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville and his monumental book 'Democracy in America' served as the impetus for a multidisciplinary teaching initiative conceptualized by C-SPAN in the summer of 1996. C-SPAN assembled a group of 30 educators with diverse academic disciplines ranging from mass communications and political science to rhetoric and history in preparation for a television series documenting Tocqueville's trip to America between 1831 and 1832. Teaching modules were developed for t...

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