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HIST230
African History II: Southern Africa
HIST230 FA
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 40 | 0 | Times: M.W.... 1:10PM-2:30PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:01:03 EST 1998
)
Photo Caption and Credits
An introduction to the history of Southern Africa which
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 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
Comaroff and Comaroff, REVELATION AND
REVOLUTION
Elphick and Giliomee, THE SHAPING OF SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIETY
Joubert, POPPIE NONGENA
Lipton, CAPITALISM AND APARTHEID
Lodge, BLACK POLITICS IN SOUTH AFRICA SINCE 1945
Marks and Trapido, POLITICS OF RACE, CLASS AND NATIONALISM
IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY SOUTH AFRICA
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: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Elphick, R
- Times: M.W.... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
About the Photo:
African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela was
imprisoned in 1963.
Reference:
Nicholls, C.S., POWER: A POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE
TWENTIETH CENTURY, New York: Oxford University
Press, 1990.
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