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Academic Year 2005/2006

The Cold War and Political Culture
HIST 341 SP
Crosslistings:
AMST 344

Beginning with the use of a nuclear bomb on Japan and ending with the fall of Saigon, this seminar will examine the first two phases of United States-Soviet relations characterized by containment, the development and use of covert intelligence apparatuses, and the displacement of conflict into "hot war" zones in the Third World. We will also address domestic ideologies that supported and opposed Cold War policies, among them McCarthyism, consumer culture, civil rights, conservatism and the New Left.

MAJOR READINGS

Carolyn Eisenberg, DRAWING THE LINE: THE AMERICAN DECISON TO DIVIDE GERMANY
Walter Hixson, PROPAGANDA, CULTURE AND THE COLD WAR
Eugene Burdick, THE UGLY AMERICAN
Peter Bacon Hales, ATOMIC SPACES: LIVING ON THE MANHATTAN PROJECT

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three 5-7 pp. papers or one 15-20 pp. paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Class attendance is mandatory; students will occasionally be asked to view a film outside of class.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: [HIST233 or AMST247] OR [AMST200 or LAST200] OR HIST240 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006

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