The contribution of Aléxis of Tocqueville’s book, The democracy of America, to Tavares Bastos’s discussions about school and politicalinstitutional organization in Brazil

  • Josefa Eliana Souza Universidade Tiradentes (UNIT/SE).
Keywords: Aléxis de Tocqueville, Tavares Bastos, Education, Unity, National Identity

Abstract

The objective of this article is to show the contribution of The democracy of America in the writings of Tavares Bastos (1839-1875), which depicts the school as an indispensable environment for the construction of national unity and identity, as well as discusses education as a form of integrating the immigrant into the Brazilian society. Such themes were also dealt with by Aléxis de Tocqueville in his study of North-American society. It is noticeable that Tavares Bastos makes use of the ideas defended by Tocqueville, especially regarding political-administrative reorganization, the importance of the juridical apparatus, that should give support to the country’s institutions, and, fi nally, the defense of social welfare, civic education, and freedom, also defended by Tavares Bastos (1975).

 

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Author Biography

Josefa Eliana Souza, Universidade Tiradentes (UNIT/SE).
Doutora em Educação: História, Política e Sociedade pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP). Mestre em educação, Universidade Federal de
Sergipe. Professora titular III da Universidade Tiradentes (UNIT/SE).
Published
2012-02-06
How to Cite
Souza, J. E. (2012). The contribution of Aléxis of Tocqueville’s book, The democracy of America, to Tavares Bastos’s discussions about school and politicalinstitutional organization in Brazil. Revista Brasileira De História Da Educação, 9(1 [19]). Retrieved from https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/rbhe/article/view/38559
Issue
Vol 9 No 1 [19] (2009): Janeiro/Abril
Section
Original research

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