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Academic Year 2001/2002
Democracy in America: The History of the United States from the latter 19th Century to Recent Times
HIST 240 SP
This course will explore the history of the United States from the latter 19th century until recent times, with an emphasis on the changing conceptions of democracy.
MAJOR READINGS
Alexander Keyssar, THE RIGHT TO VOTE: THE CONTESTED HISTORY OF THE DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED STATES
Rosalind Rosenberg, DIVIDED LIVES: AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
W.E.B. DuBois, THE SOULS OF BLACK
FOLK
Nancy MacLean, BEHIND THE MASK OF
CHIVALRY: THE MAKING OF THE SECOND KU KLUX KLAN
Alan Brinkley, VOICES OF PROTEST: HUEY LONG, FATHER COUGHLIN, AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION
James Patterson, GRAND EXPECTATIONS: THE UNITED STATES, 1945-1974
Edward
Bellamy, LOOKING BACKWARD, 2000-1887
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Requirements: Two research essays, a blue-book exam, and help lead discussions
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed
Drop/Add form to the Registrar's
Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Schatz,Ronald W.
- Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: BTFDA413
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 40)
- SR. major: 5 Jr. major: 5
- SR. non-major: 3 Jr. non-major: 3 SO: 14 FR: 10
Special Attributes:
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Last Updated on MAR-19-2002
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