HIST 271 - S/M/History of Latin America since 1789

2021-2022 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 4
Lecture: 4
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations

A broad survey of Latin American history from independence and the emergence of new nations to the present. Primary emphasis is placed upon the political, social, economic, and cultural development of the major states–Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, Argentina, and Chile, with some attention given to Andean Nations and the Caribbean–as well as to relations and interactions between these nations and the United States. Topics include revolutions, modernity, gender and sexuality, race, American imperialism, immigration, drug wars, art and music movements, the environment, the Cold War, and food history.

Offered: Not on a Regular Basis
Program Attribute: HLAC