Department
of History
Spring 2005
History 62
Latin America II
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Professor
Perrone
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Office
Hours
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Course Description
This course examines the history of Latin America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The course emphasizes the chief social, political, religious, and economic transformations, especially in relation to cultural struggles for identity and economic struggles for autonomy. Stress will be placed on wars of independence, neocolonialism, and twentieth-century revolutions and counterrevolutions. Through lectures, readings, and discussion, students should become familiar with the important events and themes in Modern Latin American history. The course also seeks to foster critical-analytical skills crucial to the examination, ordering, and evaluation of data and interpretations.
Requirements
Regular attendance and completion of reading assignments are required. There will be two examinations -- a midterm exam and a final exam. Each will be composed of essay and short identification questions. There will also be a map quiz (Feb. 8) and two writing assignments -- a 4-5 page essay on a chapter from Problems in Modern Latin American History (DUE April 14) and a 3-4 page essay on Bushnell, Azuela, or Guevara, which will be due on the date we discuss the book in class (e.g., if you write an essay on Bushnell, your paper will be due Feb. 3).
Class participation is also expected of all students. Class participation means active involvement in class activities. Attendance will be taken.
Grading
The final grade will be determined as follows:
Class participation 10%, map quiz 5%, essay on book 20%, essay on Problems 25% midterm exam 20%, final exam 20%.
Required Readings
John Charles Chasteen, Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America (2001) [C]
John Charles Chasteen and James A. Wood ed., Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations (2004) [W].
David Bushnell, Simón Bolívar: Liberation and Disappointment (2004) [B]
Mariano Azuela, The Underdogs (1993) [A]
Ernesto Che Guevara, The Motorcycle Diaries: A Latin American Journey (2003) [G]
Schedule of Topics
| Week 1: Jan. 17-21 | |
| T-
Introduction Th- Encounter and Conquest |
C
15-27; Start B C 29-61 |
| Week 2: Jan. 24-28 | |
| T-
Colonization Th-Creation of New Societies |
C
63-77; W 3-10 C 77-91; W 11-21 |
| Week 3: Jan. 31-Feb. 4 | |
| T-
Latin American Independence I Th- Latin American Independence II |
C
93-117; W 25-34 Finish B |
| Week 4: Feb. 7-11 | |
| T-
New Nations / MAP QUIZ Th- Caudillos |
C
119-124; W 37-44 C 124-129; W 79-101 |
| Week 5: Feb. 14-18 | |
| T-
Brazilian Monarchy Th- Liberal and Conservative Politics |
C
129-143; W 34-37 C 144-177; W 103-109 |
| Week 6: Feb. 21-25 | |
| T-
The church in 19th century Latin America Th- Slavery and Emancipation |
W
109-126 W 49-76 |
| Week 7: Feb. 28-March 4 | |
| T-
Race in Latin America Th- MIDTERM |
W
127-142 Start A |
| SPRING BREAK: March 7-11 | |
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Week 8: March 14-18 |
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| T-
Neocolonialism and Export Economies Th- Mexican Revolution |
C
179-211; W 149-174 I C 213-222 |
| Week 9: March 21-25 | |
| T-
Mexican Revolution Th- EASTER RECESS |
II
W 193-195; Finish A Start G |
| Week 10: March 28-April 1 | |
| T-
Populism and Economic Nationalism: Argentina Th- Populism and Economic Nationalism: Brazil |
C
222-243; W 229-236 C 245-253; W 236-249 |
| Week 11: April 4-8 | |
| T-
Latin America and the United States Th-Cuban Revolution |
C
253-260; W 175-179; 279-299 C 260-269; W 253-258; Finish G |
| Week 12: April 11-15 | |
| T-
Revolutions and Counterrevolutions Th- Military Dictatorships |
C
270-273, 292-301; W 258-264,269-274, 277 C 275-292 |
| Week 13: April 18-22 | |
| T-
Democratization in Latin America Th- Women in Latin America |
C
307-321 W 205-226 |
| Week 14: April 25-29 | |
| T-
Art and Culture in Latin America Th- Globalization and the Latin American Future |
Handout W 301-307, 312-322 |
| Week
15: May 2-6 T- Review |