The US in the World

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From the first European settlements in America to the Trump Presidency, the United States has been a nexus of the worldwide movement of people, ideas, and goods that we call “globalization.” A global perspective is therefore crucial to understanding myriad aspects of the country’s history, from revolutionary warfare, to state-building, to abolition of the slave trade, to U.S. contributions to universal human rights. Drawing on a variety of primary and secondary sources, including literature and films, this seminar traces the transformation of the United States from a settler-colonial society into a marginal Atlantic state and, following WWII, a global superpower.