AP/HIST2720 6.0 A: Latin America from Conquest to Cold War
Offered by: HIST
Session
Fall 2024
Term
Y
Format
LECT
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
This course examines the history of Latin America from the Spanish and Portuguese conquests to the present. Course credit exclusions: AP/HIST 2720 6.00 (prior to Fall 2012), GL/HIST 2200 6.00. PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AS/HIST 3720 6.00 (prior to Fall/Winter 2000-2001), GL/HIST 2200 6.00.
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This course examines the history of Latin America from the Spanish and Portuguese conquests in the 16th century to the late 20th century. It focuses on long-term patterns in Latin American history and on how Latin America fits into global history. The Fall semester examines the consolidation of new societies and cultures under colonial rule. The Winter semester begins with the formation of independent republics in the 19th century, leading up to the revolutionary and counter-revolutionary movements of the 20th century.
*TENTATIVE*
Kris E. Lane and Matthew Restall. The Riddle of Latin America. Wadsworth, 2012.
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