HSTR375

History of Decolonization in Asia and Africa

Emphasis on South and Southeast Asian history, and African diasporic political networks of anti-colonialism and nationalism from the late 19th century to the late 20th century. Focus on global historical changes such as the rise of trans-Atlantic slavery, abolition, the world system, as well as nationalisms in the Afro-Asian world, with an emphasis on Mohandas Gandhi, Subhas Chandra Bose, Frantz Fanon and Nelson Mandela.

Lecture: 3h

Lab: 0h

Tutorial: 0h

Credits: 1.5