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FYSP 042 - The River Nile: Power, Capital, and Revolts, from 7th Century to the Present


Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WINT

This course follows the history of the Nile, particularly in Egypt within its Middle Eastern, East African, and global contexts, from the 7th century till the present day. It covers topics such as Islamic cities and their ruling elites and working-classes; peasants, land, and water; long-distance trade and global capitalism; epidemic diseases; colonial modernity; modern dams and irrigation technology and their environmental effects; the post-colonial nation state; neo-liberalism and westernized consumerism; subaltern and middle-class revolutions.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: Z. Abul-Magd
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes


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