AS 4285 - Vietnam and After

Credits: 4

The specter of the American war in Vietnam and Southeast Asia continues to haunt the United States. This course is a history of the war and its effects on American foreign policy, domestic politics and culture. It will begin with an examination of the struggle for Vietnamese independence from French colonialism and culminate in a discussion of the lessons of the war for America in the post Cold War era. Some of the topics to be discussed will include the Cold War and world politics; domestic politics and the economy; the role of the mass media; the anti-war movement; racial and class politics; and the effect of the war on those who served and those who resisted.

Prerequisites
AS 2122 or permission of instructor; EMS

When Offered:
Occasionally.