Fall/Winter Timetable
POL301H1F L0101
Colonial Legacies and Post-Independence African Politics
Themes
This course highlights the critical roles of pre-colonial and colonial histories in shaping contemporary political and economic developments in Africa. It covers the emergence of colonial states, the central legacies of colonial rule, and the impact of colonialism in shaping processes of state and nation building from independence to the present.
Texts
Mahmood Mamdani, Citizens and Subject; Jeffrey Herbst States and Power in Africa.
Format and Requirements
Course evaluation will include an in-class test, written work and a final test.
Prerequisites
1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusions
POL301Y1
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