HIST 33542 American Ideas

A study of political, religious, social, and other aspects of American life. Among the issues to be emphasized are: Puritanism; the Enlightenment; the Federalist/Anti-Federalist controversy; 19th century democratic ideas; Social Darwinism; the progressive era; Humanism; New Deal thought; the New Conservatism of the Fifties; and the New Left movement. (S, alt. years)

Credits

3