American Studies 20.1 - Hard Times:The Great Depression

Institution:

CUNY Brooklyn College

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Description:

3 hours; 3 credits Reexamination of the American Dream. Effect of the national experience of poverty and "failure" of the Puritan ethic.The dust bowl and migration of Okies; rise of proto-fascist factions; bread lines; Hollywood films.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brooklyn.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 951-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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