The Transition to Capitalism in America, 1700-1880
AMST 365
Spring 2007 not offered
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HIST 262 |
This course examines the genesis and evolution of capitalism in the United States prior to 1900. We will begin with an introduction to the classical theorists and to the foundational debates on the historical emergence of capitalism in Europe. However, the main aim of this course is to explore various dimensions of the prolonged, uneven, and often contested process by which capitalist social relations transformed preindustrial American society. Our object of critique, here, is not a purely "economic" system, but rather a constellation of values, institutions, and social relations. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Speaking, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AMST |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Jeanne Boydston, HOME AND WORK: HOUSEWORK, WAGES, AND THE IDEOLOGY OF LABOR IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC (Oxford UP, 1990)
Christopher Clark, THE ROOTS OF RURAL CAPITALISM: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, 1790-1860 (Cornell UP, 1990)
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, WITHIN THE PLANTATION HOUSEHOLD: BLACK AND WHITE WOMEN OF THE OLD SOUTH (University of North Carolina Press, 1988)
Paul A. Gilje, WAGES OF INDEPENDENCE: CAPITALISM IN THE EARLY AMERICAN REPUBLIC (Madison House, 1997)
Marcus Rediker, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA: MERCHANT SEAMEN, PIRATES, AND THE ANGLO-AMERICAN MARITIME WORLD, 1700-1750 (Cambridge UP, 1987)
Eric R. Wolf, EUROPE AND THE PEOPLE WIHTOUT HISTORY (University of California Press, 1982)
Ellen Meiksins Wood, THE ORIGIN OF CAPITALISM: A LONGER VIEW (Verso, 2002)
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Examinations and Assignments:
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