HIST 137 - United States History in Comparative and Transnational Perspective

Upper Division

Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.

This course integrates American history into global frameworks of analysis by exploring connections and comparisons between the United States’ historical development and that of other nations. Topics include common experiences with European colonization, revolution and nation-building, political systems, frontiers and native peoples, slavery and race, reform and women’s movements, transatlantic and transpacific migration, industrialism, imperialism, and the rise and fall of the welfare state. Attention is also paid to the impact of American culture abroad.

Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.

Course credits: 1