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A survey of U.S. history from Reconstruction to the present. Topics include Reconstruction, industrialization, urbanization and immigration, American expansion abroad, the world wars and the rise of the United States as a global power, the New Deal and the growth of the federal government, the Cold War and Civil Rights movement, and postCold war America.

A survey of U.S. history from Reconstruction to the present. Topics include Reconstruction, industrialization, urbanization and immigration, American expansion abroad, the world wars and the rise of the United States as a global power, the New Deal and the growth of the federal government, the Cold War and Civil Rights movement, and postCold war America.

History 3402 is an interdisciplinary course which examines the history of the modern world over the last 75 years through the lens of the various social movements which have arisen to address issues relating to civil rights, war and imperialism, environmental degradation and preservation, religious and moral concerns, authoritarianism, globalization, and decolonization. The course will examine these movements in a roughly chronological manner, from 1945 to present, but will also necessarily study earlier movements from which the post-WWII iterations of these movements derived strength and inspiration. The course will approach all of the movements using tools derived from sociology, anthropology and psychology. The course will furthermore examine social changes in the period inspired and made possible by scientific discovery and advancements in communication technologies. The course will compare the various strategies of such movements, and discuss the ways in which common strategies of collective action were employed in the pursuit of power and social change.

History 3402 is an interdisciplinary course which examines the history of the modern world over the last 75 years through the lens of the various social movements which have arisen to address issues relating to civil rights, war and imperialism, environmental degradation and preservation, religious and moral concerns, authoritarianism, globalization, and decolonization. The course will examine these movements in a roughly chronological manner, from 1945 to present, but will also necessarily study earlier movements from which the post-WWII iterations of these movements derived strength and inspiration. The course will approach all of the movements using tools derived from sociology, anthropology and psychology. The course will furthermore examine social changes in the period inspired and made possible by scientific discovery and advancements in communication technologies. The course will compare the various strategies of such movements, and discuss the ways in which common strategies of collective action were employed in the pursuit of power and social change.

A chronological and thematic introduction to the history of European interaction with the wider world from the 1400s to the end of the 1800s. The course focuses on the central themes of global interconnectivity and discussions of nationalism, capitalism, colonialism, slavery and trade.

A chronological and thematic introduction to the history of European interaction with the wider world from the 1400s to the end of the 1800s. The course focuses on the central themes of global interconnectivity and discussions of nationalism, capitalism, colonialism, slavery and trade.

A chronological and thematic introduction to the history of European interaction with the wider world from the 1400s to the end of the 1800s. The course focuses on the central themes of global interconnectivity and discussions of nationalism, capitalism, colonialism, slavery and trade.

A chronological and thematic introduction to the history of European interaction with the wider world from the 1400s to the end of the 1800s. The course focuses on the central themes of global interconnectivity and discussions of nationalism, capitalism, colonialism, slavery and trade.