The course will examine the recent trends in American Indian politics beginning with the American Indian Movement through the present. The course will include topics on tribal sovereignty, legalized gambling, and tribal government. A critical examination of federalism, localism, intergovernmental finance, intergovernmental relations, state and local institutions, and state and local elections. Meets Foreign Culture Requirement Introduces students to social, economic, political and cultural aspects of life in the Middle East by focusing on specific topics such as Religion and Politics, Nationalism, Peace and Conflict, Western Influence, etc. A multidisciplinary perspective on the various conflicts in Vietnam, 1945-1975.
Emphasis is on the roles of France and the United States in Vietnam.
History and Political Science perspectives will be employed in the analysis.