HIST 325 - Native American History, ca. 1450-1900

Next Offered: 2010-2011
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 SS, CD, WR

Explorations in the history of Native American peoples from before the European invasion of North America through the end of the 19th century. Topics include social diversity in North America on the eve of European contact; dynamics of early Indian-European encounters; causes of demographic decline among Native Americans; accommodation and resistance to Euro-American expansion; relations with African Americans; assimilation, adaptation, and rejection of Euro-American values and behavioral norms. Heavy reading load; discussion-based pedagogy. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 12.
Instructor: G. Kornblith