HIST 222 European Imperialism: The Conquest and Division of the World (Not offered 1999-2000)*

A survey of European imperialism in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, paying special attention to important case studies-British India, South and Latin America after independence, China and the Opium Wars, and the Scramble for Africa-and the onset of anti-colonial struggles in these areas. The rich historiographical debate concerning both the reasons for and the nature of imperialism, commencing with the Hobson-Lenin thesis, will be examined. Issues to be explored include imperialism and Christianity, imperialism and gender, imperialism and racism, and imperialism and technology. The course will include a number of important films on these subjects. Evaluation will be based on a midterm, a final exam, one 10-page research paper, two map quizzes, and class participation. Group B

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