Government (GOVT)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

GOVT 1615

A survey of the development of Western political theory from Plato to the present.  Readings from the works of the major theorists.  An examination of the relevance of their ideas to contemporary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Dynamic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1015 GOVT 1615   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Dec 26, 2014 - Jan 17, 2015
    • Kramnick, I

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning - WWW
    For more information go to: http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ws/courses/courses.php?v=654

GOVT 3141

The United States stands alone among Western, industrialized countries with its persistent, high rates of incarceration, long sentences, and continued use of the death penalty. This "American exceptionalism" ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Dynamic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3141

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1005 GOVT 3141   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Dec 26, 2014 - Jan 17, 2015
    • Thomsen, D

  • For more information go to: http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ws/courses/courses.php?v=1883

GOVT 3434

This course examines the relationship between China Cambodia, going back a thousand years, but focusing primarily on two countries' differing experiences with colonialism, the Cold War, and the politics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Dynamic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1021 GOVT 3434   LEC 001

  • Taught in Siem Reap, Cambodia. For more information go to: http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ws/courses/off/govt3434/index.php