07:20 PM to 10:00 PM W
Innovation Hall 204
Section Information for Spring 2012
This course examines the process of “Third World” decolonization in the context of the Cold War (1945-1991). Students will be familiarized with the diverse developmental paths followed by former European colonies as they strove to become politically independent and culturally autonomous nation-states in the great era of decolonization following the Second World War. Particular attention will be paid to how the Cold War clash between the United States and the Soviet Union—the predominant international relations issue of the period—shaped the process of decolonization around the globe as well as how events in the developing world in their turn influenced the course and character of the Cold War. The course will generally proceed chronologically, but will zero in on the experience of individual countries and regions (Korea, Egypt, Cuba, Vietnam, southern Africa, Afghanistan, and others) in order to examine the dynamics of Cold War decolonization in greater detail.View 6 Other Sections of this Course in this Semester »
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Credits: 3-6
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