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Instructors: Dr. Frank Obenland
Event type:
Practice class
Displayed in timetable as:
05.866.130
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
4,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
- | 45
Requirements / organisational issues:
If the course, including the written examination, was not completed in a previous semester, we strongly recommend attending the course again in full (regular and active participation and written examination).
Contents:
The creation and development of the United States depended on choices of historical actors and specific circumstances. It requires historical explanations, some of which this introductory survey course offers. It will introduce you to the major cultural, social, and political developments in American history from the beginnings of European colonization to the Civil War (ca. 1500 to ca. 1860s). Using the tools of historians, our textbook, and a variety of primary sources, you will historicize such ideas as liberty, equality, and property. We will especially explore the contexts in which specific ideas of race and gender emerged, how these ideas changed over time, and how they were shaped by and in turn shaped American social and political structures.
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