Writings on Empire and Slavery
De Tocqueville, Alexis / Pitts, Jennifer / Pitts, Jennifer![Writings on Empire and Slavery](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/163/1630507/CHSBZCOP031630507.jpg)
After completing his research for Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville turned to the French consolidation of its empire in North Africa, which he believed deserving of similar attention. Tocqueville began studying Algerian history and culture, making two trips to Algeria in 1841 and 1846. He quickly became one of France's foremost experts on the country and wrote essays, articles, official letters, and parliamentary reports on such dive...