Course Catalog - 2005-2006

     

HIST 489 - MIGRATIONS & DIASPORAS

Long Title: MIGRATIONS AND DIASPORAS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN WORLD
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: The Indian Ocean World presents an enormously varied arena of cultural exchange and interaction spanning coastal regions of Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia and Australia. Seminar introduces the region by examining societies and empires shaped by voyages of exploration, religious pilgrimages, trading diasporas and forced migration. Cross-list: ASIA 489.