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HIST 346 Law and Society in America

HIST 346.  Law and Society in America.  3 Credits.   H   

Law and lawyers have powerfully shaped American values and institutions. This course explores law's impact on American society from the age of European colonization through present. Topics include liberty, public order, race and ethnicity, the family, property, speech, environment, and self-government. The course also examines the changing images of lawyers and the law over time. Course materials include not just statutes and court decisions, but literature, imagery, and popular culture materials.

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of General Studies in History

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History does not just narrate a sequence of past events. The practice of history examines change over time and tries to understand the forces that contributed to those changes. Historians are most interested in questions that begin by asking ‘why’ or ‘how.’ These questions demand complex answers about who we are, how we have come to where we are, and what forces have shaped humanity through time.

Minor in Jewish Studies

http://catalog.ku.edu/liberal-arts-sciences/jewish-studies/minor/

...HIST 341 Hitler and Nazi Germany 3 HIST...Modern Jewish History JWSH 346 The Jewish Experience...