| Course Title: The American Peoples Since 1865 |
| Start Date: 01/21/2020 End Date: 05/05/2020 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2020 |
| Description: This course introduces the history of the United States and Native North America from the latter half of the 19th century to the present. Themes include the consolidation of the U.S. nation and the reservation system; struggles over land, citizenship, and sovereignty; the transformation of the federal government and of capitalism; immigration; the evolution of racial, gendered, and class hierarchies; and changing forms of domestic life, work, politics, social protest, and cultural expression from Reconstruction to the present. How have concentrations of wealth alongside democratic ideals and struggles for liberation shaped the possibilities of national existence and self-determination? |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Mary Renda | 413-538-2567 | mrenda@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/21/2020 - 05/05/2020 | Discussion | Monday and Wednesday | 09:30AM - 10:45AM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 126 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 2 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Out of Many: A History of the American People Author: Faragher, John Mack Copyright: 2016 Edition: 8th Volume: 2 ISBN: Publisher: Pearson |
Required | 90.00 |
| Title: A Pocket Guide to Writing in History Author: Rampolla, Mary Lynn Copyright: 2018 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781319112981 Publisher: Macmillan |
Recommended | 16.99 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey Bookshop |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: You may use any complete edition of Out of Many, from the 5th to the 9th (no brief editions, please). I recommend the 8th edition. We will use the standalone textbook, not the additional materials, so there is no need to purchase the entire package. A few older editions of the text will be available to borrow for the semester from the instructor. Please email mrenda@mtholyoke.edu, if you are hoping to borrow one of these. Rampolla's Pocket Guide to Writing in History is strongly recommended, but will be more easily used on reserve at the library than Out of Many. It will be a resource to assist you with writing, including using and citing your sources properly. Both books will be available on reserve. |