ANTH 130 - Cultures of South Asia

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Montclair State University

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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: ANTHROPOLOGY Credits: 3.00 Cultures of South Asia. This course will provide a broad overview of society, culture, and history of South Asia. The goal is to convey the tremendous diversity of cultural expression and social plurality found in the region by focusing on specific events and concepts at scales varying from local to national, such as the emergence of nationalism, formation of nation states, and caste. The course will introduce students to an important region, home to one-fifth of the population of the world, and also help them understand contemporary political, economic, and environmental change in the subcontinent. Meets the l983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Social Science, Non-Western Cultural Perspectives. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Non-Western Cultural Perspectives. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Cultures. 3 hours lecture.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.montclair.edu

Phone Number:

(973) 655-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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