Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor

Description: A thematic and topical approach to the study of African history from the early Nile Valley civilizations to the twentieth century. Examines the temporal and spatial development of African societies—including their social, political, economic, and ideological systems—during the precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial periods. F. West African History to 1800; I. Nineteenth- and Twentieth- Century Africa and European Imperialism; J. Ancient Africa; K. Africa from 1000-1880; M. Twentieth-Century Africa. Cross-listed with HIST 137 (E-Z). See the Student Affairs Office in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences for breadth requirement information. Ethnic Studies 280 / Programs and Courses