POLS 476 - American Political Thought II-American Capitalism and Democracy

Institution:

Western Colorado University

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A survey of American political thought and practice since the Civil War focusing on how democracy and capitalism have enabled and constrained one another in the course of the development of the American polity. Surveys key thinkers, social movements, and institutional developments such as Reconstruction, Populism, Progressivism, the Labor Movement, the Women's movement, the New Deal, and the Civil Rights Movement. Prerequisite: instructor permission.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.western.edu

Phone Number:

(970) 943-0120

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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