History of Eastern Africa

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This course provides an historical survey of eastern Africa which examines the role of bantu migrations, the rise of state-building in the 17th and 18th centuries and a primary emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. The course highlights the social, cultural and economic dynamics of both African and settler societies as it explores the historical processes of slavery, migrations in the region, the imposition of colonialism, nationalism and the rise of the independent states of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Rwanda and Burundi. We will use primary sources written or created by Africans and others to explore the developments that affected the region in recent history. This course devotes equal time to lecture and discussion.