American Political Thought
GOV 94AA
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Description
Is there a tradition of ‘American’ political thought? What are the theoretical foundations, sources, and influences of contemporary American political beliefs? This course will survey the origins, debates, and crises of ‘American’ political thought from the Revolutionary Founding through to present day debates. We will consider questions about the nature of American democracy, its constitutive inclusions and exclusions, and the notions of freedom and equality whose contestation have undergirded notions of American identity for nearly 250 years.
Class Notes
theory_subfield
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Government
Course Component
Seminar
Subject
Government
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Social Sciences
Course Level
Primarily for Undergraduate Students
