AAST 237 - Colonial America, 1880’s-1960

FC SSCI CD

4 credits
This course examines the history of colonial Africa between the 1880s and the 1960s. It explores the processes of colonial conquest, African responses and the consequences, as well as features of the colonial states. More particularly, the course explores the European ‘scramble’ for Africa and African resistance in various parts of the continent, colonial economies, industrialization and colonialism in South Africa, impacts of colonial rule, the First and the Second Wars and Africa, decolonization and the commencement of the winning of independence. The class will provide students with a broad knowledge of colonial Africa that will prepare them for further in-depth learning of contemporary history of Africa.
This course is cross-listed with HIST 241

Course Last Offered/Scheduled: Spring 2019