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Academic Year 2000/2001
Slaves, Souls and Spices: Roots of Western Domination in the Third World
HIST 105 FA
This course is a survey of European activity overseas from c. 1400 to c. 1857. After a brief introduction to Spanish colonization of the Americas, the course will concentrate on three economic enterprises of early
imperialism: the fur trade, with
emphasis on French and English colonies in the Americas; the slave trade, assessing its impact on African societies and comparing slave societies in the Americas; and the spice trade between Asia and Europe, leading to
the rise of British power in India a
nd the evolution of the white-ruled society in South Africa. Some attention will also be given to global exchanges of diseases and to the spread of ideas, especially through the agency of Christian missions. The main
regions touched on will be Canada,
Brazil, the West African coast, South Africa and India; however, students will be encouraged to write papers on other areas if they wish.
MAJOR READINGS
James Axtell, THE INVASION WITHIN C.A. Bayly, INDIAN SOCIETY IN THE MAKING OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Alfred Crosby, THE COLOMBIAN EXCHANGE K. N. Chaudhuri, TRADE AND CIVILIZATION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN Carl Degler,
NEITHER BLACK NOR WHITE J. H.
Elliott, THE OLD WORLD AND THE NEW John J. Parry, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EUROPEAN HEGEMONY Stanley J. Stein and Barbara H. Stein, THE COLONIAL HERITAGE OF LATIN AMERICA Eric Williams, CAPITALISM AND SLAVERY
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three short (3-4) papers; final paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
No extensions; no incompletes; no unexcused absences. This course overlaps substantially with HIST221; therefore students may not obtain credit for both courses. A student who takes HIST105 and later declares a
History major may gain credit toward
the History major by writing an extra paper, to be arranged with the instructor. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they
will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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