219. Norte y Sur: Modern Spanish America
Explores key themes in modern Spanish America's history through focus on Mexico, Argentina and one other nation-state. Topics include: nation-building and economic development in the 19th century; the decline and abolition of slavery; the experience of indigenous peoples under national rule; roles of western Europe and the U.S. in shaping political, economic, and cultural development; Mexican Revolution, Cold War and Socialist Revolutions, and recent efforts at economic and political reform.
(John Bezis-Selfa)
Connections:
Conx 23003 Modern Latin America