- Wksp: History of North Africa: Romans, Religious Revivalism, and Revolution

Catalog description

With revolution sparking and the toppling of dictators in recent months, the general public has reawakened to the importance and volatility of North Africa. This region connects physically and cultural with surrounding regions, i.e. the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe, yet it remains distinct. The course will focus briefly on the rise of Islam in the region, but will focus most of its attention on the imposition of Islamic imperial rule in the region by the Ottoman Empire and various Moroccan dynasties and discuss the coming of the Europeans and imposition of European colonial rule. The modern states of Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco will be highlighted. There will also be some attention given to Mauritania and the Western Sahara.