HIST 1720 - WEST AFRICA IN THE ERA OF THE SLAVE TRADE

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides an introduction to the history the societies of West and West-Central Africa. It explores the enormous linguistic and cultural variation among these societies and examines their political, economic and social evolution during the centuries of the trans-Atlantic slave trade (roughly 1600 to 1850). Students are encouraged to think about how complex historical processes occurring around the entire Atlantic Ocean basin affected the development of states and societies in Western Africa.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: African Studies, DSAS Cross-Cult. Awareness General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Diversity General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Geographic Region General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Historical Analysis General Ed. Requirement, SCI Diversity General Ed. Requirements, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req.

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