Modern Latin American History

HIST 252 | University Course

National period (1810 to present): independence, institutional development, culture, and inter-American relations.

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Course Outline

Lesson 1. Introduction to Latin America
Lesson 2. Conquest and Colonization in Latin America
Lesson 3. Colonial Latin America Matures
Lesson 4. Independence, Part I
Lesson 5. Independence, Part II
Lesson 6. Legacies and Challenges of Independence, Part I
Lesson 7. Legacies and Challenges of Independence, Part II
Lesson 8. Order and Progress
Lesson 9. Neocolonialism
Lesson 10. Latin America Identities
Lesson 11. The United States and Latin America
Lesson 12. The Mexican Revolution
Lesson 13. Depression, Populism, and Nationalism
Lesson 14. Race, Class, and Gender
Lesson 15. World War II and Populism
Lesson 16. The Cold War in Latin America
Lesson 17. The Cuban Revolution
Lesson 18. Revolutions and Reactions
Lesson 19. Central America
Lesson 20. Neoliberalism and Its Reactions
Lesson 21. Latin America Today

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Textbooks

	BYU Store	Vital Source (eBook)	Amazon*	Library
Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America (Required) by: John Chasteen ISBN: 9780393911541 2011 W. W. Norton & Company				Borrow
Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations- 3rd Edition (Required) by: John Chasteen and James A. Wood ISBN: 9780742556454 2009 Rowman & Littlefield Publishers				Borrow
1. Choose one of these two books: (Required)
San Martín: Argentine Soldier, American Hero by: John Lynch ISBN: 9780300126433 2009 Yale University Press			Buy on Amazon	Borrow
Simón Bolívar: A Life by: John Lynch ISBN: 978-0300110623 2006 Yale University Press			Buy on Amazon	Borrow
2. Choose one of these two books: (Required)
Senhora: Profile of a Woman by: José de Alencar ISBN: 9780292704503 1994 University of Texas Press		Purchase from: $9.95	Buy on Amazon	Borrow
The Underdogs by: Mariano Azuela ISBN: 9780143105275 2008 Penguin Publishing Group		Purchase from: $9.99	Buy on Amazon	Borrow
3. Choose one of these two books: (Required)
Chasing Che: A Motorcycle Journey in Search of the Guevara Legend by: Patrick Symmes ISBN: 9780375702655 2000 Vintage	Used: $12.75 New: $17.00	Purchase from: $9.99	Buy on Amazon	Borrow
Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy by: Carlos Eire ISBN: 9780743246415 2004 Free Press	Used: $2.00 New: $18.00	Purchase from: $14.99		Borrow

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