HIS 180 - Utopia: American Visions of the Good Society

Institution:

Broome Community College

Subject:

History

Description:

Examines the functions of the Utopian Impulse throughout American History by examining a series of thought experiments/or actual experimental communities. To include comparative analysis of various American utopian writers such as Edward Bellamy, C.P. Gilman and W. W. Wagar etc. Consideration will also be given to such experimental communities as the Shakers, the Oneida Perfectionists, the communes of the 1960s, etc.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

WWW.SUNYBROOME.EDU

Phone Number:

(607) 778-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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