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HIST551 - The American Revolution in Context
Course Details
Course Code: HIST551 Course ID: 3261 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate
This course is a comparative study to demonstrate the importance of the historical context of any great military event. Context includes all aspects of a society or culture and in this case, 18th century British and colonial American political and constitutional philosophies, social norms and societal structure, economics, religious concepts, and foreign and diplomatic policy. Students examine issues such as divergent historiographical opinions on the degree of American constitutional conservatism versus political and social radicalism, and the nature of the soldiery of the continental Army.
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/26/18 - 05/03/19 | 05/06/19 - 06/30/19 | Spring 2019 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 12/31/18 - 05/31/19 | 06/03/19 - 07/28/19 | Spring 2019 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 01/28/19 - 06/28/19 | 07/01/19 - 08/25/19 | Summer 2019 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 02/25/19 - 08/02/19 | 08/05/19 - 09/29/19 | Summer 2019 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 03/25/19 - 08/30/19 | 09/02/19 - 10/27/19 | Summer 2019 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 04/29/19 - 10/04/19 | 10/07/19 - 12/01/19 | Fall 2019 Session B | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
Information is provided in the syllabus when the course begins.
Information is provided in the syllabus when the course begins.
Information is provided in the syllabus when the course begins.
| Book Title: | Leap in the Dark : Struggle to Create the American Republic, 2004 |
| ISBN: | 9780195176001 |
| Publication Info: | Oxford University Press |
| Author: | Ferling, John |
| Unit Cost: | $21.35 |
| Book Title: | Pox Americana : The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82, 2002 |
| ISBN: | 9780809078219 |
| Publication Info: | Hill and Wang |
| Author: | Fenn, Elizabeth A. |
| Unit Cost: | $18.40 |
| Book Title: | March of Folly : From Troy to Vietnam, 1985 |
| ISBN: | 9780345308238 |
| Publication Info: | Ballantine Books, Inc. |
| Author: | Tuchman, Barbara W. |
| Unit Cost: | $19.40 |
| Book Title: | Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution, 2008 |
| ISBN: | 9780809016433 |
| Publication Info: | Hill and Wang |
| Author: | Holton, Woody |
| Unit Cost: | $17.40 |
| Book Title: | Unlikely Allies: How a Merchant, a Playwright, and a Spy Saved the American Revolution |
| ISBN: | 9781594484872 |
| Publication Info: | Penguin Books |
| Author: | Joel Richard Paul |
| Unit Cost: | $18.40 |
Previous Syllabi
Not current for future courses.