Syllabus
Introduction: Is there “Latin America"?
Cold War in Latin America, vol. 1: Revolutions (Cuba)
Cold War in Latin America, vol. 2: Dictators (Paraguay)
Cold War in Latin America, vol. 3: Resistance Movements (Nicaragua)
Challenges of Democratic Transition (Chile)
Amazon Rainforest: Between Colonization and Protection (Brazil)
Blessing and Curse of Commodities (Venezuela)
World’s Most Unequal Continent (Argentina)
Narcos: Origins of Transnational Drug Trade (Colombia)
Struggle for Indigenous Rights and Recognition (Chile)
Racism and Racial Emancipation (Brazil)
New Religious Player: Expansion of Pentecostal Christianity (Guatemala)
Rise of the Left-Wing Populistm (Bolivia)
Annotation
This module aims to present formative issues in modern history of the Latin American “continent”, beginning with the revolutions and counter-revolutions during the Cold War and culminating with the rise of new brand of left-wing populists, such as Hugo Chávez and Evo Morales. Combining political, social and cultural history, it is based on series of case studies from different Latin American countries that are presented both in their regional and wider global context.
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