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Spring 2020
Apr 19, 2024 |
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| HIST 1960S - North African History: 1800 to Present |
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This course focuses on the francophone Maghrib (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) and offers an introduction to major themes in the history of Africa and the Arab world in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Students will gain the tools to analyze and historicize the dynamic history of this region. We will examine a range of topics, including the transformations of pre-colonial social, economic and cultural patterns, conquest and resistance, comparative histories of colonialism, nationalism, decolonization and revolution, the consolidation of postcolonial states, regional cooperation, the rise of Islamism and civil conflicts, and the Arab Spring.
1.000 Credit hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Primary Meeting History Department |
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