AFS 303 - Social Structure in Africa: Responses to Socio-Political and Economic Forces Since Independence

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Princeton University

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The seminar addresses structural consequences and responses that African nations and communities developed upon their insertion into global political and economic practice. Africa's character before modern nationhood forms the backdrop to discussions of the development and utilization of social, political and economic strategies for continued participation in global political and economic intercourse. Themes include traditional and contemporary political structures; religious practice and the church; global economic interactions; African interstate relations; governance and regime change; wars and displacement; and women in society.

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0.00 - 4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.princeton.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 258-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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