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Academic Year 2002/2003

History of Southern Africa
HIST 230 FA
Clusters:

African Studies
Christian Studies

This introduction to the history of Southern Africa examines precolonial African societies, the growth of white settlement, and the struggle for dominance in the region. The second half of the course covers industrialization, segregation and apartheid and examines the ways blacks and whites, men and women, have shaped, and have been shaped by, these processes. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of religion in shaping the social and political history of the region.

MAJOR READINGS

Elphick and Davenport, CHRISTIANITY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Elphick and Giliomee, THE SHAPING OF SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIETY
Lipton, CAPITALISM AND APARTHEID
Marks and Trapido, POLITICS OF RACE, CLASS AND NATIONALISM IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY SOUTH AFRICA
Marx, LESSONS OF STRUGGLE
Thompson, A HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA
Walker, WOMEN AND GENDER IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three papers of medium length and a final take-home examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

No late papers. No incompletes. Students who wish to enter their names on the class waiting list should drop a note to the professor; they should NOT use e-mail or voice mail.

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/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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