21H.802 Modern Latin America, 1808-Present: Revolution, Dictatorship, Democracy, Fall 2002

Ravel, Jeffrey S.

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Ravel, Jeffrey S.

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Modern Latin America, 1808-Present: Revolution, Dictatorship, Democracy

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Abstract

Selective survey of Latin American history from the wars of independence at the start of the nineteenth century to the present. Issues studied include: independence and its aftermath, slavery and its abolition, Latin America in the global economy, relations between Latin America and the US, dictatorships and democracies in the twentieth century, and revolution in Mexico, Cuba, and Central America.

Date issued

2002-12

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35893

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21H.802-Fall2002

local: 21H.802

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Keywords

Latin America, wars of independence, global economy, dictatorship, democracy, Mexico, Cuba, Central America, Latin America -- History -- To 1830

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