HIST 339 - History of the African Peoples

(3 credits)

Investigation of the sub-Saharan people and their political, social, religious, economic, and cultural institutions up to the present. Emphasis upon the modern period. Analysis of pre-colonial civilizations, European and Arab relations, the colonial era, the slavery issue, independence and creation of nation-states, economic and political developments, and racial conflict in Southern Africa.Fall, even-numbered years.