HIS 377 Modern Latin America
From the Sandinistas to Shakira, the 20 countries and 600 million people of Latin America have had a profound influence on global politics, commerce, and culture. This course introduces students to the historical factors that created modern Latin American culture and society between the wars for independence in the early 1800s and the present. Lectures and discussions will emphasize three course themes that students will be able to discuss in detail by the end of the semester: 1) the competing forces behind nation formation, 2) the causes and impacts of revolutions, and 3) the effects of globalization on Latin America.