Colonial Law in Time(s) and Space(s)
HIST 1991B
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Description
This course will examine the relationship between law and colonialism in Latin America, Africa, and Asia during both the early modern and the modern period. By reading some of the seminal works that have been published on the issue we will seek to understand how law both facilitated and limited colonialism and how colonialism, in turn, had modified the legal systems that had existed previously. Attention will also be given to law as a political, religious, social, and economic agent and to the legal arena as a sphere for conflict resolution, negotiation, and identity formation.
Students must complete both terms of this course (parts A and B) within the same academic year to receive credit.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
History
Course Component
Conference Course
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Social Sciences
Course Level
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
