HIST 0475 - Modern Latin America

Demand 3 Credit Hours
Historical overview of Latin America since independence, examining major themes, events and issues in the region. Particular emphasis on ways in which Latin American peoples have struggled to resist, adapt and take advantage of the social forces influencing their nations’ urbanization, populism, social revolution, development, peasant rebellion, the position of women in society and the Church. Prerequisite: HIST 0130 or HIST 0140.