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HIST239
19th-Century U.S. History
HIST239 FA
Crosslistings: AFAM299
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 40 | 4 | Times: M.W.... 1:10PM-2:30PM; | No | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999
)
This course offers students a sweeping survey of some of the
major transformations in the 19th-century U.S. We begin
with the clash between early republicanism and early
capitalism. We then turn to the origins, nature and
consequences of the American civil war. We conclude with
the advent of monopoly capitalism and the making of an
imperial republic. Some of the key questions we explore
include How did capitalism made slavery the great
contradiction in the liberal republic? How did a civil war
for unionism end up becoming a civil war over abolitionism?
What was the role of manifest destiny here and abroad? and,
the function of modern sports in United States'
nation-building? We will also situate the C19th US firmly
within a global framework of burgeoning capitalism, the
abolition of unfree labor, and nation-building.
MAJOR READINGS
The books below are required and are
available from Atticus.
Charles Sellers, THE MARKET REVOLUTION (1991)
Michael Perman, ed., CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION (1991)
James M. McPherson, WHAT THEY FOUGHT FOR (1996)
Ira Berlin et al., eds., FREE AT LAST (1992)
Stephen W. Pope, PATRIOTIC GAMES (1997)
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
These are severalfold:
document analysis; take-home midterm; and, take-home final.
Grades are apportioned as follows: 33% for document; 33%
for midterm; and 34% for final paper. You are also expected
to attend two weekly lectures, to read documents and
chapters amounting to 100 pages, and to regularly
participate in discussion.
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: Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Kerr-Ritchie, J
- Times: M.W.... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 4, Jr: 3, So: 2, Fr: 1
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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