HIST657 - Antebellum America: Prelude to the Civil War
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This course is an analysis of the conditions existing in the United States in the first half of the 19th century. The course focuses on the political, cultural/social, economic, security, leadership, and other issues that played roles in starting and shaping the Civil War. Students will analyze the issues in the context of war and peace to determine whether or not such conflicts as civil wars can be avoided prior to their inception.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 09/26/11 - 02/26/12 |
03/05/12 - 06/24/12 |
Winter 2012 Session C - 16 Week session |
| 01/30/12 - 06/24/12 |
07/02/12 - 10/21/12 |
Summer 2012 Session A - 16 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Political Crisis of the 1850s
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| ISBN: |
039395370X
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| Publication Info: |
New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 1983
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| Author: |
Holt, Michael F
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| Unit Cost: |
$20.00
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| Book Title: |
Half Slave and Half Free : The Roots of Civil War
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| ISBN: |
0809053535
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| Publication Info: |
Hill and Wang; Revised edition (May 11, 2005)
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| Author: |
by Bruce Levine
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| Unit Cost: |
$16.00
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| Book Title: |
Road to Disunion : Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854, Volume 1
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| ISBN: |
0195072596
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| Publication Info: |
Oxford University Press
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| Author: |
Freehling, William W.
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| Unit Cost: |
$29.95
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