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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Fall 2022 |
| Registration ID | HISTH253A001 |
| Course Title | The History of the US Built Environment, 1870 to the Present |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Environmental Studies |
| Instructor | Friedman,Andrew |
| Times and Days | TTh 11:30am-01:00pm
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| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2206 This course looks at the history of the U.S. through its built environment, or the physical spaces & landscapes through which Americans constructed their habits, hopes, and divisions. We will investigate how struggles over the U.S. polity came to be reflected in the built world. Topics include the creation of property, the building of the metropolis, the making of the suburbs, electrification and the highways, urban crisis, and the postindustrial landscape.; Enrollment Limit: 25 Div: I or III; Approach: Inquiry into the Past (IP); Social Science, B: Analysis of the Social World, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: SO, B, A) |
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