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This course examines the history of the key revolutions in Latin American history in the nineteenth and twentieth century. Broadly, the revolutions we will speak about can be understood as reactions to colonialism. For this reason, a study of Latin American revolutions offers useful ways to think about imperialism, colonialism and nation-building in the Americas as well as with a global perspective in mind.
From the independence movements in the early nineteenth century that created new nation-states to the social revolutions of the twentieth century and the conflicts during the Cold War, this course offers an introduction to Latin American history. The Mexican Revolution will feature prominently, but insurrections in countries like Nicaragua, Argentina, Bolivia, and Cuba will be examined and discussed as well. The global responses to the revolutionary activities, and especially the reactions from the United States of America, will be another focus of our course.
The course language will be English and the ability to read and discuss in English is a requirement of participation.
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Introductory Literature: Edwin Williamson (ed.), The Penguin History of Latin America. Updated Edition, London, 2003; Stefan Rinke, Geschichte Lateinamerikas. Von den frühesten Kulturen bis zur Gegenwart, München 2014; Alan Knight, The Mexican Revolution. A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2016.
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