HIST 4100

This course will discuss the origins, character, and operation of slavery and the export slave trades in Africa. It will examine the interaction between domestic slavery and the export slave trades, on the one hand, and demographic, political, economic, social and cultural impact on African states and societies, on the other. Other themes to be examined include slave resistance in Africa, and abolition and the introduction of legitimate commerce and their impact on Africa. [Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the BA Honours program with a minimum of 70% average in all History course attempts.][Department(s): Department of History]