AFST 311 - African World Systems Perspective

Institution:

SUNY at Binghamton

Subject:

Description:

Understanding the process of change in African sub-Saharan societies, mentalities, economies and culture. Examined are natural environment and major historical turning points; sociological heritage of so-called "traditional" societies; impact of Islam as a long-distance relationship with worlds of Mediterranean and Indian Ocean; organization of a Western world economy based on Atlantic trade in slaves, then in raw materials; colonial imperialism; 20th-century unrest, reactions, problems.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.binghamton.edu

Phone Number:

(607) 777-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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