HIST 131 - Modern Latin America

FDR: HU, GE4b
Credits: 3
When Offered: Winter

Surveys the history of Latin American nations from independence to the present. Covers social, cultural, economic, and political history in diverse countries and regions. Topics include nation-state formation, export economies, liberalism and neoliberalism, gender relations, race and ethnic divisions, science and technology, labor movements, popular culture, military dictatorships, civil wars, environmental change, and globalization.Carey.