Torqueville and the American Experiment Parts 1 and 2: Lecture Transcript and Course Guidebook

By William R Cook and William R. Cook

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565859545
• ISBN13: 9781565859548
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: The Teaching Company
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An eye or brain opener.

I prefer DVD presentations. However, the CD version will do, as the DVD version only has someone at a podium staring at notes. 24 Lectures by William R. Cook and The Great Courses 1 An Overview of Democracy in America 2 Alexis de Tocqueville: A Brief Biography 3 The Journey to America 4 Equality of Conditions and Freedom 5 The Foundations of the American Experience 6 Does America Have a Mixed Constitution? 7 The American Constitution 8 The Judiciary and Lawyers in America 9 Democracy and Local Government 10 Freedom of Speech in Theory and Practice 11 Freedom of the Press 12 Political Parties 13 The Problem of the Tyranny of the Majority 14 Political A-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-i-o-n-s 15 Civil A-s-s-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 16 Blacks and Indians 17 Mores and Democracy 18 Christianity and Democracy 19 Education and Culture in Democracies 20 Individualism in America 21 The Desire for Wealth in America 22 The Democratic Family 23 Are Democracy and Excellence Compatible? 24 Tocqueville's Unanswered Questions Read carefully, as some offers are for Tocqueville and the American Experiment Lecture “Transcript Book” Parts 1 & 2 only. Be aware that The Great Courses is available only by streaming, so you need to s-c-r-a-p-e up all you can of the real thing.