Course Catalog - 2010-2011

     

HIST 138 - LABOR, UNREST, AND MIGRATION

Long Title: AT THE CUSP OF CHANGE: LABOR, UNREST, MIGRATION IN THE CIRCUM-CARIBBEAN
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Course examines labor, unrest and migration in the Circum-Caribbean in the early 20th century. Students, in their reading and writing, will use comparative analysis to explore themes such as colonialism, the sugar economy, migration, political and labor unrest and its impact on local sociopolitical and economic conditions in the region.