Thematic treatment of the history of the American continents, with special attention to multicultural encounters, immigration and migration, economic and labor systems, social structures and the frontiers of European settlement. Course content will vary each session. Please consult the History Department for more specific information.
This course may not be repeated for credit.
Sections
| LEC 1 | MWF 12:00 - 12:50
| | Hendrik Kraay, Jewel L. Spangler | | |
| Notes: As a window on the larger history of the Americas, HTST 207 focuses on Brazilian and United States slavery, 1500-1888, examining its origins in the Atlantic World, slave labour, slave life and culture, and the process by which slavery came to an end. |
This course will be offered next in
Winter 2013.