Listed in: Political Science, as POSC-334
Formerly listed as: POSC-34
Thomas L. Dumm (Section 01)
[AP, PT] This course is a study of aspects of the canon of American political thought. While examining the roots of American thought in Puritanism and Quakerism, the primary focus will be on American transcendentalism and its impact on subsequent thought. Among those whose works we are likely to consider are Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, Walt Whitman, W.E.B. DuBois, William James, Jane Addams, John Dewey, Martin Luther King, Hannah Arendt, Richard Rorty, and Stanley Cavell.
Not open to first-year students. Fall semester. Professor Dumm.
Section 01
Tu 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM FAYE 115
Th 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM FAYE 115
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituent Moments: Enacting the People in Pstrevolutionary America | Dukeuniv | Frank | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Liberal Tradition in America | Harcourt | Hartz | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.