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Introduction |
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The Orozco Murals at Dartmouth College |
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Geography, Demography, Economy |
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Skidmore, Thomas E., and Peter H. Smith. Modern Latin America. 5th Edition. Pp. 1-12. García Márquez, Gabriel. One Hundred Years of Solitude. Pp. 1-153. |
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One Hundred Years of Solitude I |
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García-Márquez. Pp. 155-213. |
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Map Quiz |
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One Hundred Years of Solitude II |
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García-Márquez. Pp. 315-455. |
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Homework #1 Due |
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The Colonial and European Background |
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Skidmore. Pp. 13-26. Rodríguez O., Jaime E. The Independence of Spanish America. Pp. 1-35. |
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Independence in British and Spanish America Compared |
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*Palmer, R. R. "The American Revolution: The Forces in Conflict." Rodríguez O. Pp. 36-106. |
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Spanish America, 1808-1823 |
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Rodríguez O. Pp. 107-246. *Bolívar, Simón. Excerpts from "The Jamaica Letter (1815)", and "Message to the Congress of Bolivia (1826)". |
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Brazil, 1808-1823 |
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Skidmore. Pp. 137-45. *Eakin, Marshall. Brazil: The Once and Future Country. Pp. 26-37. *Schultz, Kristen. "Legacies and Liberties: Constitutionalism in Rio de Janeiro." |
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Homework #2 Due |
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The Nineteenth Century I |
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Skidmore. Pp. 26-41. Burns, E. Bradford. The Poverty of Progress: Latin America in the Nineteenth Century. Pp. 1-71. |
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The Nineteenth Century II |
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Burns. Pp. 72-154. |
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Nineteenth-Century Argentina: A Counter Example? |
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Skidmore. Pp. 42-7, 68-76. *Bushnell, David, and Neill McCauley. The Emergence of Latin America in the Nineteenth Century. Pp. 221-8. *Rock, David. Argentina, 1516-1987. Pp. 162-83. |
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Latin America and the US at the Turn of the Twentieth Century |
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Skidmore. Pp. 355-68. |
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First 5-Page Paper Due |
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The Mexican Revolution: Origins |
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Skidmore. Pp. 217-35. *Meyer, Michael C., et al. "The Process of Modernization" and "The Costs of Modernization." Azuela, Mariano. The Underdogs. Start reading. |
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The Mexican Revolution: A Narrative |
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Azuela. The Underdogs. Continue reading. |
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The Mexican Revolution: Meanings |
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Azuela. The Underdogs. Finish reading. Skidmore. Pp. 233-7. *Benjamin, Thomas. La Revolución: Mexico's Great Revolution as Memory, Myth, and History. Pp. 99-136. |
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Homework #3 Due |
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Generals, Populism, and Politics in Mid Twentieth-Century Latin America: Focus on Brazil, Argentina, and Peru |
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Skidmore. Pp. 47-67, 76-100, 155-72, 197-209. *Rouquié, Alain, and Stephen Suffern. "The Military in Latin American Politics Since 1930." Excerpts. |
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Cuba, 1898-1959: Prelude to Revolution |
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Skidmore. Pp. 259-72. *Guevara, Che. Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War. Excerpts. *Draper, Theodore. "What is Castroism?" |
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Homework #4 Due |
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Cuba: Castro and the Consolidation of the Revolution |
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Skidmore. Pp. 273-85. *Bethell, Leslie, ed. Cuba: A Short History. Pp. 95-139. *Castro, Fidel. "The Duty of a Revolutionary is to Make the Revolution: The Second Declaration of Havana (1962)." Excertps. Lockwood, Lee. "A North American Journalist Interviews Castro (1965-66)." Excerpts. |
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Homework #5 Due |
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Chile and the Fall of Allende |
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Skidmore. Pp. 116-36.
US government documents regarding the 1973 coup
In-class film: The Battle of Chile. |
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Central America in the Reagan Years: Nicaragua |
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Skidmore. Pp. 316-39. *Lynn, Denis, and Daly Heyck, eds. Life Stories of the Nicaraguan Revolution. Pp. 1-20, 73-85, 217-26, 309-20. *Guillermoprieto, Alma. The Heart That Bleeds: Latin America Now. Pp. 23-46. |
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Homework #6 Due |
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Central America in the Reagan Years: The Rigoberta Menchú Controversy |
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Skidmore. Pp. 340-56. *Menchú, Rigoberta. I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala. Pp. xi-xxi, 1-6, 21-42, 172-87. *Canby, Peter. "The Truth About Rigoberta Menchú." |
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Individual Consultations with Instructor |
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Cuba Since the End of the Cold War |
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Skidmore. Pp. 285-8. *Guillermoprieto, Alma. "A Visit to Havana." In-class film: La Esquina caliente (The Hot Corner). |
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Chilean Memory in the 1990s |
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In-class film: Chile: Obstinant Memory.
Review 11/18 website regarding the 1973 coup. |
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Second Five-Page Paper Due |
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The Case of Colombia |
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*Guillermoprieto, Alma. "Our New War in Colombia", "Colombia: Violence Without End?", "The Children's War." |
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Conclusion: Latin American Identity at the Outset of the Twenty-First Century |
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Skidmore. Pp. 399-422. *García Márquez, Gabriel. "The Solitude of Latin America: Nobel Address." |
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Final Exam |
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