HIST 172 - Early Modern Africa

Institution:

Susquehanna University

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Description:

An examination of the processes of change that have led to modern political, economic, and social institutions in Africa. Topics include the analysis of the historical development of urbanization, state formation, the slave trade, monetary systems, and leisure culture. This course focuses on issues of continuity and change between 1400 and the present. The central question addressed is how have African communities viewed modernity and how have different people endeavored to create a modern Africa? 4 SH. Core: Perspectives on the World, History.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.susqu.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 374-0101

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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