Introduction to the History of Africa - NMU Bulletin

HS 254 Introduction to the History of Africa 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Bulletin Year: 2016 - 2017 Undergraduate Bulletin
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Foundations of Humanities
  • World Cultures Requirement

Survey of the history of the continent south of the Sahara desert. Consideration of pre-colonial African peoples, cultures and ecology. Emphasis on 19th-century imperial rivalries, the rise of nationalism and the creation of present day independent states.