HIST 425 - TECHNOLOGY AND THE AMERICAN ECONOMY

Hours: 5
Technological inventiveness has long been viewed as central to America’s prosperity and culture. The course examines the role of technology in the growth and transformation of the American economy from the colonial era through the post-modern era. The course explores the development of the pre-industrial colonial economy; the technologies that transformed agriculture, industry, and trade in the 19th century; and the growth of large-scale businesses and technological systems in the late 19th and 20th century. Questions addressed in the course include: what brings about technological change, who gains and loses from technological change, and how did technological change impact culture and society?

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HIST 425 - TECHNOLOGY AND THE AMERICAN ECONOMY