History 341f - Topics in African History

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Mount Holyoke College

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Fall 2008 341f(01) Power and Exchange in the African Past This seminar focuses on the extreme failure of accountability commonly called political corruption. How do economic conditions shape political realities, and how do political conditions shape economies We consider precolonial forms of exchange, the social and political conflicts engendered by nineteenthcentury integration into a global economy, and ask how the modernizing projects that were supposed to lead to efficient, representative governance and dynamic economic growth have instead yielded forms of rule that consume their populations. Evaluation will be based on participation, short written reflections on each reading, and a substantial research paper. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-B requirement H. Hanson Prereq. permission of instructor, 8 credits in history, written application prior to academic advising period (http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/hist/application. shtml) required; 4 credits 341(02) The Meaning of Colonial Rule Our discussions will focus on the various forms of nationalism in colonial Africa.We will examine the evolution and implementation of colonialism in Africa as well as the development of the colonial state.We will look at local reactions and responses to this foreign domination in various parts of the continent. Our concern will be to examine interest groups and nationalist parties, and to explore their goals and strategies.We will look at the process of decolonization as well as the problems of independence and neocolonialism. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-B requirement The department Prereq. permission of instructor; 4 credits in history and 4 credits in a course on Africa in any department; written application prior to academic advising period is required; 4 credits

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8.00

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www.mtholyoke.edu

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(413) 538-2000

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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