HIST164 - RECENT AMER HIST

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
HIST164 - RECENT AMER HIST
Term
2015A
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
601
Section ID
HIST164601
Meeting times
M 0430PM-0730PM
Meeting location
CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 237
Instructors
HANSON, RICHARD
Description
This course examines major developments in United States history since the Great Depression, a tumultuous period that gave birth to many of our contemporary debates about the responsibilities of government, the possiblity of radical social change, and the meaning of citizenship. Reading primary documents alongside historical accounts, we will address the building of the New Deal state; the emergence of the United States as a superpower; the domestic and international repercussions of the Cold War; the impact of mass consumption, suburbanization, and new technologies; the civil rights movement and other drives for social change; the cultural and political fallout of the Vietnam War; transformations in gender roles and the family; and the end of the "American century."
Course number only
164
Use local description
No
LPS Course
true
Major Concentrations
Major/Minor Requirements Fulfilled