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3.00 Credits
The history of the native people of North America (Indians and Inuit) and their interaction with the European invaders since 1789. This course is the sequel to HISTORY 355BA, Indians of North America to 1789. Prerequisite: None. Offered: Winter. 3 hrs
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This course treats the background and major developments of the urbanization of the United States. Includes the American urban tradition, the scope of urbanization, colonial beginnings, urban rivalries, promotion, case studies of cities, the growth of urban services, the slum, problems of government, population trends, urban planning, and suburban growth. Consideration is also given to the methods and techniques of urban research and history of the development of this field. Also offered as HISTORY 556. 3 hrs
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This course deals with the relationship of the American West to the social and economic development of the United States. Major emphasis is placed on the role of the trans-Mississippi West in the economic growth of the national economy. Related cultural and political events are evaluated in the terms of the many Western frontiers. Emphasis will be placed on the Turner thesis, the Indian heritage, frontier violence, and the cow town experience. Also offered as HISTORY 557. 3 hrs
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The general question covered is: how does American society govern itself? Topics include the fusion of Anglo traditions and American environment, creation of the American republic under the Constitution of 1787, the struggle for sovereignty during the Marshall-Taney era, and the Supreme Court's utilization of the 14th Amendment to adapt the Constitution to modernity. Also offered as HISTORY 560R. 3 hrs
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Following a rapid survey of major principles and actions in American diplomatic affairs before 1900, this course analyzes developing principles, problems, methods and factors in American foreign relations since that date. Attention is given to the interrelationships of domestic factors and foreign relations with an attempt to discover principal influences that have shaped this area of American development. Also offered as HISTORY 561R. 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to various interpretations of nature with a focus on American culture and society. We will consider ideas about nature from diverse perspectivesincluding history, literature, philosophy and religion-in order to understand how human perceptions and uses shape relations with the natural world. Specific themes include such diverse topics as the aesthetic tradition, environmental thought, and environmental justice. 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the changing relationships between human beings and the natural world through time. The main argument of this course will be that American History looks very different through an environmental lens. Nature is an important category of historical analysis-as well as a topic worthy of historical study itself-and this course will examine themes as diverse as Native American ecology to the modern environment crusade. 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the history of work and the working class in the U.S. from 1750 to the present. We will focus on the transformation of the workplace, the rise of the union movement, the nature of cultural and political organizations, workers' relationships with other social groups, and the role played by gender, race, and ethnicity in uniting or dividing the working class. Also offered as HISTORY 566RR. 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course-which brings a gendered perspective to the history of childhood and the study of youth-focuses on the changing construction of girlhood and boyhood from precontact to the present. We will examine the variety of forces that have scripted the lives of children and adolescents and explore the active role they have played in shaping their lives and American culture. We will make sure of the scholarly literature on childhood and youth as well as examine such primary sources as childbearing manuals, laws, literature, cartoons, and toys as material culture. Semester offered: On demand 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
Drawing upon more than two decades of outstanding scholarship that places women and gender at the center of investigation and interpretation, this course focuses on the ways in which gender, race, region and class have shaped the historical experiences of women in north America. We will trace the lives of American women from precontact to 1865 through an examination of a wide variety of social, cultural, economic, and political forces and factors including work and leisure, family life, political activities and organizations, and education Semester offered: On demand 3 hrs
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