<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Demographic, geographic, political, economic, and social development of U.S. cities in relation to broad trends in U.S. history as well as to their own more special histories. Emphasis on mastery of facts and chronology, and awareness of major theoretical issues and fundamental concepts in urban history. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

History

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College of Letters and Science

History is the study of the past of our own society and how it emerged out of the traditions that produced it.

General Catalog

U.S. Urban History: U.S. Cities—Overview

HIST145A

4 units