Class

History: Making America

Class Details

AUTUMN & SPRING TERMS ONLY

FORTNIGHTLY on Sept 17; Oct 1, 15, 29; Nov 12, 26; Dec 10; Jan 7, 21; Feb 4, 18; Mar 4, 18; Apr 1.                                       

Many would regard twenty-first century America as reaching a kind of crisis point with political polaristion at home and new challenges abroad. Starting from a loose confederation of 13 states in 1776 we will follow its rise to the most powerful nation in the world by the end of the twentieth century, via economic development, relentless expansion, slavery and the Cold War. We will look also at the new challenges: confronting Putin’s Russia and the rise of China, with the `black lives matter’ and the `me-too’ movements at home.

 

Class Co-ordinators

Deirdre Krymer

Frequency & Time

Fortnightly on Tuesday, 12:50 -13:50

Venue

Room 1.26

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