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Agrarian Studies Graduate Seminar
“Agrarian Societies: Culture, Power, History, and Development”
Anthropology 541a; History 965a; Political Science 779a; Forestry and Environmental Studies 80054a
- Faculty
- Description
- Enrollment, Eligibility
- Meetings
- Syllabus
- Reading
Faculty
Faculty for fall 2008:
- Peter Perdue, History
- K. Sivaramakrishnan, Anthropology
- Elisabeth Wood, Political Science
Description
An interdisciplinary examination of agrarian societies, contemporary and historical, Western and non-Western. Major analytical perspectives from anthropology, economics, history, political science, and environmental studies are used to develop a meaning-centered and historically grounded account of the transformations of rural society.
Team taught.
Enrollment, Eligibility
Any graduate student at Yale is eligible to enroll. Undergraduates may also take the course, with the permission of the instructors.
Meetings
The course meets from 1:30 pm to 5:20 pm, Monday afternoons, during the fall term, at 10 Sachem Street, room 105. The first two hours of each meeting are lecture; the second half is discussion.
Syllabus
The fall 2008 seminar syllabus is available in PDF format [opens in new window].
Reading
Reading packets are available for sale in the fall at the Program office, Room 204, 204 Prospect Street.
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