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History And Politics Of Africa

Sapienza Università di Roma · Lettere e Filosofia · tutti i canali con docenti, libri e orari, a.a. 2026/2027

Prof. Giacomo Macola Canale unico

Lettere e Filosofia · esame facoltativo · 6 CFU · apri nel catalogo

Mandatory text

Iliffe – The History of a ContinentVai su Amazon ›
Reid – A History of Modern AfricaVai su Amazon ›

Two optional texts out of the following

de Walle – Democratic Experiments in AfricaVai su Amazon ›
Daloz – Africa WorksVai su Amazon ›
Iliffe – The African Aids EpidemicVai su Amazon ›
Lovejoy – Transformations in SlaveryVai su Amazon ›
Macola – The Gun in Central AfricaVai su Amazon ›
Mamdani – When Victims Become KillersVai su Amazon ›
Prunier – The Rwanda CrisisVai su Amazon ›
Prunier – From Genocide to Continental WarVai su Amazon ›
Ross – A Concise History of South AfricaVai su Amazon ›
Vail – The Creation of Tribalism in Southern AfricaVai su Amazon ›
Vansina – Being ColonizedVai su Amazon ›
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Argomenti del programma: This course is meant to introduce students to the key dynamics of sub-Saharan African history and politics during the past three centuries. The module covers three different but closely related periods: the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial eras. In their study of the pre-colonial period, students will familiarize themselves with the changing nature of African internal slavery before and after Abolition and…