HST 789 - Africa in the Modern World

This course uses both a thematic and a chronological approach to study historical developments in sub-Saharan Africa from the 1500’s to the present day. Special emphasis will be placed upon the interaction of African and European civilization from the Age of Exploration and Discovery through the Colonial Period. Select studies of both problems and potentials of the region since independence.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Spring Semester