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Undergraduate Record 2007-2008 
    
Undergraduate Record 2007-2008 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

ANTH 318 - Social Histories of Commodities: Linkages between Africa and the Americas


Following the social history of three of the major world commodities the course situates the current discourse on globalization within a socio-historical and cultural context. It offers a comparative analysis of the cultural dynamics associated with the production, exchange and consumption of sugar, coffee and tobacco as they have unfolded in different times and places. (Y)

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or instructor permission.

Credits: 3