Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(DES321) -  Konstantina Botsiou, Aris Tziampiris, Christopher Ankersen, Carolyn Kissane, Michael F. Oppenheimer

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

This course examines the political, cultural and ideological features that accompanied the evolution of the United States from the status of a colony to a superpower in the course of one and a half century. The ten 3-hours sessions study the roots of the American Revolution and the historical adjustments of the constitution (e.g. freedom of speech, republicanism, equality, amendments, political parties etc.), the religious and social orientations that shaped U.S. ideology (puritanism, isolationism, American exceptionalism, racial segregation, immigration, etc.), the historical cleavages that influence U.S. politics (North-South divisions, ethnic cleavages, the conservatives-liberal democrats rift, etc.) as well as processes and crises that transformed the nation and American democracy. Topics include the civil war and racial politics; industrialization and urbanization; the consumer culture since the Roaring ‘20s; the Great Depression and the New Deal; the two World Wars and the Cold War; the civil rights movement and the Great Society; the Vietnam War; the social and youth protest movements of the 1960s; the Nixon administration, rapprochement with China, and Watergate; the 9/11 attacks. The course aims to familiarize students with the historical background of current debates, themes and changes so that they attain a deeper understanding for modern U.S. politics and global issues.

Ημερομηνία δημιουργίας

Πέμπτη 4 Νοεμβρίου 2021