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HIST222
European Imperialism and the Third World II
HIST222 SP
Crosslistings: AFST222
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 40 | 0 | Times: M.W.... 1:10PM-2:30PM; | No | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add 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 Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999
)
This course continues several themes of HIST221 through
the era of industrialization (19th and 20th centuries) but
emphasizes the formation of a global society divided between
rich and poor. Topics include the European conquest of
Africa and Asia, the varying modes of colonial control, the
creation of colonial economies dependent on the West, the
population explosion, the development of superiority
feelings in the West and dependency feelings in Africa and
Asia, the political revolt of the colonized in the 1950s and
the economic revolt of the 1970s.
MAJOR READINGS
Altick, VICTORIAN PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Chaudhuri & Strobel, WESTERN WOMEN AND IMPERIALISM
Forster, PASSAGE TO INDIA
Freund, THE MAKING OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICA
Gandhi, THE ESSENTIAL GANDHI (ed. Fischer)
Nandy, THE INTIMATE ENEMY
Smith, EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM
Van Onselen, CHIBARO: AFRICAN MINE LABOUR IN SOUTHERN
RHODESIA
Wolpert, A NEW HISTORY OF INDIA
Wright, THE NEW IMPERIALISM
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
(1) Regular attendance and
class participation, (2) three medium-length papers, (3) one
exam.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
No extensions, no
late papers, no incompletes.
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.
Students wishing to put their names on a waiting list should
drop a note to the professor; they should NOT use e-mail or
voicemail.
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: 2, Fr: 2
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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