Emphasis upon AfroEurasia and the Americas.
Subject matter includes politics, society, religion, and global interactions.
Examines global convergences, colonialism, imperialism, and the modern world system. A survey of Latin American areas under the rule of European empires with special attention to the cultural traditions of Native Americans before and after conquest and of the Creole societies which developed under European rule. A survey of Latin American areas since independence with special attention to the cultural traditions of the diverse peoples in this world region. Special emphasis on art, literature, religion, and cultural change. A survey of North and Sub-Saharan Africa since the intervention of European empires.