HIST 370 History of South Africa

This course provides a critical, objective, and balanced examination of South African history from the seventeenth century to the present, based upon a combination of lectures, seminar readings, and discussions, and drawing upon primary documents, literary works, and films about South Africa. South Africa"™s complex history of social competition, conflict and cooperation provides students the opportunity to explore in greater depth the history of one of the world"™s most notorious states. Themes and topics studied include: white settlement and race relations, the impact of industrialization, apartheid, and South Africa from a global perspective.

Credits

3

Offered

Every other year