HIST 313 - The French Empire

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 to 4 Hours
Attribute: 3 to 4 SS, WR, CD

This advanced colloquium will consider issues of French colonialism since the 18th century. Particular issues include: causes of imperial expansion; slavery in the French empire; imperialism and republican ideology; the role of the colonial army; the wars of decolonization in Southeast Asia and Algeria; immigration to metropolitan France and the origins of French multiculturalism. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 12.
Instructor: L. Smith