Teaching through Tocqueville.(Symposium: Tocqueville and Democracy in America)(French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville)

PS: Political Science & Politics | June 1, 1999| | Copyright

Students often find it hard to connect with the writings of "ancient dead white men." The Founders, with their powdered wigs, ubiquitous images on coins to stamps, and their legendary names, are distant from the reality of everyday student life. One would not expect that adding "foreign born" to the biography of one of these ancients would make him useful for enlightening students. Alexis de Tocqueville seems to be an exception. When students realize that Tocqueville was not much older than themselves when he began his adventure in America, their interests are piqued. After ...

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