Nature's Bounty: Natural Resources and U.S. Political Economy

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Course Description

The United States has long been among the wealthiest countries in the world, and its economic life has been closely tied to natural resource extraction. Taking the relation between these two historical facts as a question to be examined rather than a truism to be repeated, this course considers the histories of fossil fuels, plantation agriculture, farming, forestry, fishing, and nuclear energy as they relate to wealth, poverty, and economic thought.

Grading Basis

RLT - Letter (ABCD/NP)

Min

5

Max

5

Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?

No

Course Component

Colloquium

Enrollment Optional?

No