History of Contemporary Latin America

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This history class deals with the complex development of what today is known as Latin America. It looks at each of the countries which form a part of Latin America individually and pinpoints similarities and differences in their histories in order better define the identity of Latin America as a whole. The influence of Europe and the United States is analyzed as something which defined and continues to define the diverse Latin American culture. Specifically, this course looks at the emergence of Latin America and its colonial inheritance, the collapse of the liberal system, revolutions and rebellions in Latin America, political and social changes in the middle century and Latin America in the new World (post-war).