Latin American
Before Europeans arrived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, Latin America was home to a variety of indigenous peoples, many with advanced civilizations, most notably the Aztec, Inca, and Maya. By the end of the sixteenth century, large areas of what would become Latin America were colonized by European settlers, primarily from Spain and Portugal. In the early nineteenth century most of the region attained its independence, giving rise to new countries. A few small colonies remain.
A course in Latin American history will most likely cover the following topics:
- The colonial foundations, 1492-1880s
- The transformation of modern Latin America, 1880s-2000s
- Argentina: prosperity, deadlock, and change
- Chile: socialism, repression, and democracy
- Brazil: development for whom?
- Peru: soldiers, oligarchs, and Indians
- Colombia: discord, civility, and violence
- Mexico: the taming of a revolution
- Cuba: late colony, first socialist state
- The Caribbean: colonies and mini-states
- Central America: colonialism, dictatorship, and revolution
- Latin America, the United States, and the world
Students will be able to find books on Latin American history from Google Books and Amazon. Michigan State University Libraries offers Selected Resources for Latin American History. Cambridge Journals has the Journal of Latin American Studies that students should follow, not to mention the journal supported by the Colonial Latin American Historical Review.
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