African History

Catalog description

This course covers African history from 1800 to the present. The focus includes such topics as African contacts with the outside world (including Europe and Indian Ocean world), the development of African societies in the face of increased European penetration, the "scramble for Africa" in the late nineteenth century, European imperialism and the African response, decolonization, and, finally, the major political, economic, and social challenges facing modern Africa. The information discussed includes economic, political, social, and military themes in order to provide students with a fuller understanding of the complex nature of modern African history.