HIUS 2071 - American Power and Energies - A History of the United States

Effective Start Date: 01/01/2010
America today is a high-energy society. For over a century, the United States has also wielded vast economic, political, and military power. How do energy sources relate to social, corporate, or political power? This course examines that question across the history of the United States. It draws from political, business, technological, and environmental history to chart the growth, effects, and limits of power in its varied forms.

Credits: 3