Hst 431 Rise of American Corporate Culture

Relation of cultural attitudes and values to the American historical experience from 1860-1945. Topics include Civil War and Reconstruction; Incorporation, Labor Reform, and Utopian Thought; Populism; Progressive Reform; Two Cultures of the 1920s; Depression Realism and Radicalism; World War II and the Judeo-Christian Consensus. Also offered for graduate-level credit as Hst 531 and may be taken only once for credit.