HIST 356 - Latin America Since 1830

3 Credit(s)

This course will examine the evolution of Latin America from the aftermath of independence to the present. Major themes include: the incorporation of Latin America into the global economy, the effect of the export economy on the region’s peasant populations, the building of national states, the fate of revolutionary struggles in the 20th century, and Latin America’s “neocolonial” relationship with the United States.