AMCS 482 - Reading America: Henry Adams and the Study of American Culture

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Washington University in St Louis

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No other American has had opportunity to observe the United States from the vantage point enjoyed by Henry Adams, and few have taken up the challenge of understanding and explaining their country with more diligence. From the winter of secession preceding Lincoln's inauguration to the height of the progressive era, Adams was both an amused observer and a disciplined historian. In political essays, lengthy histories, novels, and an extraordinary autobiography, this great grandson and grandson of presidents explored the tension between the one in the many in America's political and cultural life as well as in the character of Americans. In this course we examine, in addition to Adams' portrayal of America, his methodological experimentation both as an historian and as a student of culture.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

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(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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