2:30-3:45P     TR     BH345

Above section meets with HIST E334

E334 studies Africa west of the Niger bend and Bandama River.  Topics
covered in the first part of the course include climate and ecological
changes from c. 1000 B.C. to the present; the development of
agriculture and the spread of pastoralism; the expansion of trade
networks linking ecological zones and the Atlantic littoral; and the
empires of Ghana, Takrur, and Mali.  The second part of the course
discusses the consequences of European trade along the coast and
rivers of western Africa; reciprocities between African "landlords"
and European "strangers"; the Cape Verde-archipelago western Africa
nexus; and the spread of Islam and the founding of theocratic states.
The last part of the course covers European conquest and colonial
rule; the integration of western Africa into the world-economy;
European social and cultural influences; independence movements; and
contemporary inter-state and international relationships.

Assignments are on UGL Reserve.  There will be a practice map quiz,
two "mini-exams", a mid-term examination, and a final examination.