Course Description

HI329* The Making of the Third World: Historical Origins and Development 1.0

The peoples of Asia, Latin America and Africa have developed a shared identity out of a common history of resistance to colonialism. With particular attention to the period 1870-1970, the course explores the creation of a world divided by wealth and power, the rise of colonialism, the process of decolonization in the context of the Cold War, and the ideology and legacy of revolutionary guerrilla warfare. (Cross-listed as GS329*.) {IR/G}

Official electronic version updated at 4:25 p.m. December 18, 2003

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