Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

HIST 231 - AFRICAN HISTRY:NORTH/WEST/CENT

Long Title: INTRO AFRICAN HISTORY: NORTH, WEST, AND CENTRAL AFRICA: EARLY TIMES - PRESENT
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: History of societies of North, West, and West-Central Africa, earliest times to the present. Through primary sources like archaeological remains, royal epics, Arabic manuscripts, travelogues, and personal narratives, we explore the rise of kingdoms, spread of Islam, slave trade, colonialism, and independence and themes like mobility, the environment, and corruption.