IDSD07H3 Extractive Industries in Africa

This course examines resource extraction in African history. We examine global trade networks in precolonial Africa, and the transformations brought by colonial extractive economies. Case studies, from diamonds to uranium, demonstrate how the resource curse has affected states and economies, especially in the postcolonial period.
Same as AFSD07H3

Prerequisite: 

8.0 credits including [ AFSA01H3 or IDSA01H3] and [ AFSA03H3/ IDSA02H3] and [1.0 credit at the B-level in AFS or IDS courses]

Exclusion: 

AFSD07H3

Enrolment Limits: 
15
Breadth Requirements: 
History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies