Political Anthropology of African Societies

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This course explores the methods and strategies of crisis management in different societies in contemporary Africa. It begins with the study of pre-colonial political institutions such as bands, acephalous societies, and centralized kingdoms. It looks at how colonialism has tried to restructure pre-colonial institutions for its own purposes. It concludes with a discussion of the human and environmental cost of modernization. Prerequisite: SOC 1001