21H.802 Modern Latin America, 1808-Present: Revolution, Dictatorship, Democracy, Fall 2002
This cartoon aptly characterizes one of the primary reasons for the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) - the unfair exploitation of the land by monied Mexican and foreign elites. (Image courtesy of Barnett, Los Angeles Tribune, 1913.)
Highlights of this Course
This course includes a detailed set of homework instructions, located in the
assignments section.
Course Description
This class is a selective survey of Latin American history from the wars of independence at the start of the nineteenth century to the present. Issues studied will include independence and its aftermath, Latin America in the global economy, relations between Latin America and the US, dictatorships and democracies in the twentieth century, and revolutions in Mexico, Cuba, and Central America.