HISTORY 363 - American Social Reform from Revolution to Reconstruction

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Reed College

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Description:

Full course for one semester. Countless 19th-century Americans participated in movements for social reform. What made it possible for ordinary people to believe that they should and could change their world What were the boundaries of their reformist visions How did reformers balance radical and conservative impulses within their movements This course considers these questions with reference to temperance, abolitionism, women's rights, health reform, and other reform agendas. In contextualizing these movements, the course will consider the transnational dimensions of American reform, as well as connections between social reform and the rise of market capitalism, evangelical Christianity, and democratic politics in the early republic. Conference. Not offered 2009-10.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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