HIST 27523 - Ethiopia and the World

Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0

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Ethiopia and the World: A Global Perspective Ethiopia and the World is a multi-disciplinary course, which is based on the intertwined notions of traditions and encounters from a global perspective. It will investigate the internal and external factors that significantly shaped Ethiopia’s socio-economic, political, and cultural landscapes, and, in turn, how it has shaped the world. It is designed to see larger macro-historical developments from the point of view of a local history. Because of its geographical and geo-political positions. Ethiopia exists as both a modern, multiethnic nation state and an imagined ideal of ancient Africa-a kingdom stretching back to a mythical origin that survived intact through conquests and upheavals. Thus, the study of Ethiopian history offers unique opportunities to examine the interactions of the local and the global. The course introduces students to the diverse histories of Ethiopia and the extent to which encounters between Ethiopia and the rest of the world have fashioned and refashioned its ancient and modern history. The course offers students a holistic understanding of the Ethiopian experience by covering a wide-array of subjects such as: the place of Ethiopia in the origin of mankind and the development of human society, the evolution of civilizations and state formations, Ethiopia’s early interactions with Euro-Asian societies as well as with the modern world, Ethiopia’s response to the challenges of imperialism and more. [HSS]