HIST 417 - History of the Old South

Institution:

Virginia Wesleyan University

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Description:

An intensive study of life, politics, culture, economics, gender, and race throughout the different areas of the American South between the early colonial era and the coming of the Civil War. Covers, among many other topics, cultural and political developments of life in the unique context of the Antebellum South; the experience of the frontier, mountain, Tidewater, piedmont, and Gulf Coast; the complex relationship between Black, White and Native Americans; the notion of Southern honor; the interplay of sectionalism, radicalism, Southern nationalism, and expansionism; and the experience of plantation life for master and slave. This advanced-level class also puts considerable effort into analyzing an array of different historiographical interpretations and schools of thought on the history of the Old South. Prerequisite: senior status or consent. Offered fall of odd-numbered years.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vwu.edu

Phone Number:

(757) 455-3200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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