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HIST379
Theories of Society
HIST379 SP
Next Offered in 9900 SP
This course will examine thinkers generally excluded from
histories of economic and political thought. The focus will
be on a close textual study of a selected number of social
theorists. This is a critical approach seminar.
MAJOR READINGS
Selections from the following:
Vico, Burke, Condorcet, Wollstonecraft, Godwin, Saint-Simon,
Comte, Proudhon, Pareto, Veblen, Durkheim, Freud, Weber,
Fanon.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
One paper, written in 3
drafts.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
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: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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