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European Imperialism and the Third World II
HIST222 SP
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
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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