War and National (Re)Formation
HIST 159
Spring 2015 not offered
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This course examines both conceptual and methodological issues related to the practice of history as a discipline. For this seminar, four of the major military conflicts defining the United States after its founding will be the thematic focus: the 1776 war against the British empire, the War of 1812, the Mexican American War (1846-1868), and the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865). Primary sources, including manuscript and archival sources, government documents, as well as journalistic and visual sources will be utilized to carry out this investigation. The course seeks to examine the role of national formation and reformation in the United States, a country born out of a war and one whose subsequent wars had tremendous global consequences. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HIST-MN) |
Major Readings:
Ernesto Chavez, THE U.S. WAR WITH MEXICO: A BRIEF HISTORY WITH DOCUMENTS
Martha C. Howell and Walter Prevenier, FROM RELIABLE SOURCES: AN INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL METHODS
Louis P. Masur, THE CIVIL WAR: A CONCISE HISTORY
Tom Reilly and Manley Witten, WAR WITH MEXICO! AMERICA'S REPORTERS COVER THE BATTLEFRONT
Smithsonian Institution/DK Publishing, THE CIVIL WAR: A VISUAL HISTORY
Gordon S. Wood, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: A HISTORY
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Examinations and Assignments:
Primary source analysis, annotated bibliographic essay, oral presentation, final essay |
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