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1. The Mexican Revolution (weeks 1-2)
| Monday,
24 January |
How
was Latin America colonized and how did it become independent?
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Gonzales,
The Mexican Revolution, pp. . |
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| Wednesday,
26 January |
What
are the contours of Latin America's 19th Century?
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Gonzales,
The Mexican Revolution, pp. . |
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| Friday,
28 January |
What
are the contours of Latin America's 20th Century?
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Gonzales,
The Mexican Revolution, pp. . |
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| Monday,
31 January |
What's
the Story of the Mexican Revolution?
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Gonzales,
The Mexican Revolution, pp. . |
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| Wednesday,
2 February |
Another
Look at the Revolution
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Gonzales,
The Mexican Revolution, pp. . |
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| Friday,
4 February |
Was
it a Real Revolution?
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Gonzales,
The Mexican Revolution, pp. . |
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Week 3
| Monday,
7 February |
What
were the Results of the Revolution? I
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"Making
a Revolution," Handout. We will meet in the Library for
a Research
Orientation. |
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| Wednesday,
9 February |
What
were the Results of the Revolution? II
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"Making
a Revolution," Handout. |
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| Friday,
11 February |
Was
it really a Revolution?
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Paper
Topics are Due. Document Readings, Handout. |
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| Week 4 |
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| Monday,
14 February |
Was
it really a Revolution?
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"Popular
Cultural Revolutionary Mexico," Online. |
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| Wednesday,
16 February |
What
were the Long-term Effects?
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Perpetuating
Power, pp. 3-61. |
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| Friday,
18 February |
What
were the Long Term effects?
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Perpetuating
Power, pp. 63-129. |
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Section
2. Populism in Brazil (weeks 5-8)
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5 |
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| Monday,
21 February |
What
was Populism?
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Review Chasteen,
pp. 213-43. |
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| Wednesday,
23 February |
Why
Populism, Why Then?
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"The War
and the Workers," Handout.
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| Friday,
25 February |
Who
was Vargas?
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Father of
the Poor, pp. 1-12.
Documents, Handout. |
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| Week
6 |
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| Monday,
28 February |
Was
Vargas a Radical?
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Father of
the Poor, pp. 13-74. |
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| Wednesday,
2 March |
Did
he Change Politics?
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Father of the
Poor, pp. 75-138. |
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| Thursday,
3 March |
Paper
Bibliographies are due. Remember to include a title page.
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| Friday,
4 March |
Was
Populism All Top Down?
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French,
pp. 1-40.
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| Week
7 |
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| Monday,
7 March |
Was
Populism All Top Down?
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French,
pp. 41-91.
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| Wednesday,
9 March |
Was
Populism All Top Down?
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French,
pp. 103-151. |
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| Friday,
11 March |
Was
Populism All Top Down?
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French,
pp. 199-284. |
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Section
3. The Cuban Revolution (weeks 8-9)
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8 |
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| Monday,
14 March |
Where
did Latin American Comunism Come From?
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Review Chasteen,
pp. 245-269.
Utopia Unarmed, pp. 3-50.
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| Wednesday,
16 March |
What
Were the Roots of Revolution in Cuba?
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The Cuban
Revolution, pp. 3-60. |
| Thursday,
17 March |
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| Friday,
18 March |
What
did the Revolution do in Power?
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The Cuban
Revolution, pp. 61-120. |
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Spring
Break, 19 March to 3 April
| Week
9 |
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| Monday,
4 April |
Why
was the Revolution Important?
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Utopia Unarmed,
pp. 51-89. |
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| Wednesday,
6 April |
Why
was the Revolution Important? (II)
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Utopia Unarmed,
pp. 90-128. |
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| Friday,
8 April |
Can
Armed Struggle be Coldly Analyzed?
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Guerrillas
& Revolution, pp. 3-48. |
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Section
6. Nicaragua & El Salvador (weeks 10-11)
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10 |
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| Monday,
11 April |
How
can we explain the First Wave of Guerrillas?
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Guerrillas
& Revolution, pp. 51-91, 154-206. |
| Wednesday,
13 April |
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Argument Summaries
are Due. Remember to include your
previous stages. |
| Friday,
15 April |
What
Caused the Second Wave of Guerrillas?
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Guerrillas
& Revolution, pp. 209-230. |
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| Week
11 |
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| Monday,
18 April |
How
did things turn out in El Salvador?
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Children of
Cain, pp. 219-270. |
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| Wednesday,
20 April |
How
did things turn out in Nicaragua?
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Children of
Cain, pp. 273-329. |
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| Friday,
22 April |
What
accounts for Outcomes in the Second Wave?
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Guerrillas
& Revolution, pp. 302-326. |
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Section
5. The Neo-Liberal Revolution (weeks 8-9)
| Week
12 |
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| Monday,
25 April |
What
are the Roots of the Neo-Liberal Revolution?
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Handout |
| Wednesday,
27 April |
What
is Neo-Liberalism in Chile All about? |
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The
Chilean Miracle, Handout.
Review Chasteen, pp. 307-321. |
| Thursday,
28 April |
Introductions are Due. Remember to include a title page and your
previous stages.
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| Friday,
29 April |
Tyrrany
and Law?
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Constitutionalism
and Dictatorship, pp. 117-166. |
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| Week
13 |
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| Monday,
2 May |
Pinochet's
Constitution
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Constitutionalism
and Dictatorship, pp. 167-216. |
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| Wednesday,
4 May |
Dictatorship
and Constitutional Rule?
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Constitutionalism
and Dictatorship, pp. 255-307. |
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| Friday,
6 May |
What
happened to the Left Under Pinochet?
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Children of
Cain, pp. 333-387. |
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| Week
14 |
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| Monday,
9 May |
What
Happened to the Left in Latin America?
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Utopia
Unarmed, pp. 129-74. |
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| Wednesday,
11 May |
How
is the Left Changing?
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Utopia
Unarmed, pp. 390-426. |
| Friday,
13 May |
Conclusion and Review
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| Tuesday,
17 May |
Final
Exam is at 9 AM.
Final
Draft is Due. Remember to include a title page and all your
previous drafts.
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