HIUS 9033
Readings in the History of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Course Description
The United States changed drastically from local forms of life to national institutions while keeping modern mass society democratic. Our topics are the rise of corporate America, the regulatory state, the reorganization of knowledge, and the first military-industrial complex. We will study also the urban and industrial landscape; the encounters of region, class, ethnicity, race, and gender; and the leisure patterns of a consumer culture.