The Emergence of Modern America 1865-Present, Spring 2003

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Author:

Capozzola, Christopher

Subject:

Humanities, Social Sciences

Institution Name:

M.I.T.

Collection:

MIT OpenCourseWare

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

Examines the changing structure of American politics, economics, and society, and how those shifts altered cultural understandings of American identity from the Civil War to present. Subject uses secondary historical accounts and primary documents such as court cases, letters and diaries, photographs, and films to examine some of the key issues in the development of modern America: industrialization and urbanization; U.S. emergence as a global power; ideas about rights and equality; and the changing structures of gender, class, and race.

Languages:

English

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Full Course, Homework and Assignments, Syllabi

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