Lectures in Intellectual History Jeremy Jennings - Travels with Alexis de Tocqueville
Apr 17, 2012
French author Alexis de Tocqueville's visit to America in the nineteenth century influenced his book 'Democracy in America'. Jeremy Jennings explores Tocqueville's fascination with America's social equality, criticism of slavery, and aesthetic inspiration from the American wilderness. The podcast also discusses Tocqueville's observations of Native Americans, the tension between the U.S. and France, and his approach to analyzing American society.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Background and Upbringing of Alexis de Tocqueville
03:05 • 10min
French Visions of America and Tocqueville's Perspective
13:08 • 21min
The Fallacy of American Inferiority
33:41 • 12min
Traveling Across the United States in the 19th Century
45:43 • 3min
An Adventurous and Overwhelming Journey with Fascinating Observations
48:59 • 4min
Analyzing and Understanding American Society
52:39 • 10min