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
Exclusion
Enrolment Limits
15
Breadth Requirements
History, Philosophy and Cultural Studies