Spring 2026 Book Lists

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AAS 337/ HIS 337 HON 201 Africa since 1800 (CRN 3124 / 1717 / 3206)
David Birmingham, The Decolonization of Africa                                                           ISBN 978-0-121-41153-7
A. Adu Boahen, African Perspectives on Colonialism, rev. ed.                                               978-0-966-02014-4
Collins & Burns, Historical Problems of Imperial Africa; 3rd ed                                             978-1-558-76584-9
Frederick Cooper, Africa Since 1940, 2nd ed                                                                          978-1-108-72789-1
Richard Reid, History of Modern Africa, 3rd ed.                                                                     978-1-119-38177-8
Bertram Mitford, The White Shield                                                                                          978-1-934-55563-7
Ferdinand Oyono, Houseboy                                                                                                   978-1-577-66988-3

HIS 230 World Civilizations I (CRN 1650)
Smith et al, World in the Making, 2nd ed, vol 1                                                                      978-0-197-60828-9
Wiesner-Hanks, Sources of World Societies, 12th ed vol 1                                                     978-1-319-29743-5
Xinru Liu, The Silk Road                                                                                                         978-0-312-47551-2

HIS 617 Modern European Imperialism and Colonialism (CRN 3312)
Daughton and White, In God’s Empire                                                                                   978-0-195-39644-7        Outrageously expensive; use reserve copies in library or buy used                             
J. A. Hobson, Imperialism: A Study                                                                                       978-0-472-06103-7        Available as free ebook at ACLS Humanities ebook
James Lehning, European Colonialism since 1700                                                                 978-0-521-74171-2
Vladimir Lenin, Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism                                              978-1-614-27190-1
Bernard Porter, The Absent Minded Imperialists                                                                   978-0-199-29959-1        Available as free ebook at Proquest Ebook Central
Lora Wildenthal, German Women for Empire                                                                        978-0-822-328193        Available free chapter by chapter on JSTOR
Mike Vann, The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt                                                                                 978-0-190-60269-7
Smith and Jepppesen, Britain, France & Decolonization of Africa                                        978-1-911-30775-4       Available as free PDF download from UCL Press