HIST 140CALIFORNIA HISTORY

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A survey course of the history and development of California from the pre-contact era to the present. The course covers pre-Columbian, Spanish, Mexican, and American periods tracing the evolution of the state into the agricultural-industrial political economy of today. The course will also examine California governmental institutions, the environmental history of the state, and the historical and present multicultural environment of California. Formerly HIST 040.