Tocqueville is unremittingly bleak in this section of the book. Why do you think he is he so pessimistic about the possibility of harmony between the ‘three races’ (by which he means people of European descent, people of African descent,… Read moreon Tocqueville’s view of relations between ‘the three races that inhabit the United States’
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We’ve read a nice chunk of Tocqueville from _Democracy in America_ on the American ‘personality,’ American culture, American social relations, and the promise and problems of American society as T. saw them 150 years ago. Using the readings, respond to… Read moreShort Essay prompt #1 (essays must be posted to blog by Wed., Sept. 4 at latest)