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Introduction
and Overview (week 1)
| Friday,
26 August |
What
is Latin America? |
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Chasteen,
Born in Blood and Fire, pp. 15-57. |
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| Monday,
29 August |
How
was Latin America colonized and how did it become independent? |
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Chasteen,
Born in Blood and Fire, pp. 59-147. |
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| Wednesday,
31 August |
What
are the contours of Latin America's 19th Century? |
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Chasteen,
Born in Blood and Fire, pp. 149-246. |
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| Friday,
2 September |
What
are the contours of Latin America's 20th Century? |
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Map Quiz
Chasteen,
Born in Blood and Fire, pp. 249-329. |
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Section
1. Tumultuous New Nations (weeks 2-4)
| Monday,
5 September |
What Happened After Independence? Brazil |
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Barman, "Born to Rule," on e-reserve. |
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| Wednesday,
7 September |
What Happened After Independence? Colombia
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Bushnell, "The Gran Colombian Experiment," on e-reserve. |
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| Friday,
9 September |
What Happened in Mexico? |
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Wasserman,
3-90. |
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Week 3
| Monday,
12 September |
What Happened in Argentina? |
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Rock, "Revolution and Dictatorship," on e-reserve. |
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| Wednesday,
14 September |
What did Argentine Liberals Think? |
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Facundo, 9-103. |
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| Friday,
16 September |
What did Argentine Liberals Think? |
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Facundo, 104-176. |
| Friday,
16 September |
Paper
Topics are Due. |
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Section
2. Building Order (weeks 4-5)
| Week 4 |
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| Monday,
19 September |
How did Argentine Liberals Adjust?
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Argentine Federales vs. Unitarios, on
Blackboard.
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| Wednesday,
21 September |
How did Colombian Liberals Adjust? |
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Colombian
Liberals vs. Conservatives, on
Blackboard. |
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| Friday,
23 September |
How did Mexican Liberals Adjust? |
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Reread Chasteen, 98-100, 106-7.
Mexican Liberalism Documents, e-reserves. |
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| Week
5 |
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| Monday,
26 September |
Why did the turmoil matter? An Economic Perspective. |
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Coatsworth, "Obstalces to Economic Growth." |
| Wednesday,
28 September |
How did Latin America Fit into the Big Picture? |
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Williamson, "The First Global Century," on e-reserve. |
| Friday,
30 September |
How
did Mexico Recover? |
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Wasserman,
pp. 93-157. |
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Section
3. Export Booms and Busts (weeks 6-7)
| Week
6 |
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| Monday,
3 October |
How
did Latin America Boom? |
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Reread
Chasteen, pp. 149-211.
Glade, on e-reserve. |
| Wednesday,
5 October |
How
did Mexico Boom? |
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Wasserman,
pp. 161-232. |
| Thursday,
6 October |
Paper
Bibliographies are due. Remember to include a title page.
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| Friday,
7 October |
What
was the Downside? I |
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Burns, The
Poverty of Progress, pp. 1-85. |
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| Week
7 |
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| Monday,
10 October |
What
was the Downside? II |
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Burns, The
Poverty of Progress, pp. 86-154. |
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| Wednesday,
12 October |
Why didn't the boom translate into long term economic advance? |
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Barham &
Coomes, on JStor. |
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| Friday,
14 October |
EXAM
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Fall
Break, 15 October to 23 October
Section
4. National Development 1914-47 (weeks 8-9)
| Week
8 |
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| Monday,
24 October |
How
and Why did Latin America Change Direction? Imperialism |
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Reread
Chasteeen, "Nationalism."
Smith, "Gospel of Democracy," on e-reserve.
Schoultz, "Dollar Diplomacy" and "Continuing to Help," on e-reserve. |
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| Wednesday,
26 October |
How
and Why did Latin America Change Direction? Revolution
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Mexican Revolution. |
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| Friday,
28 October |
How
and Why did Latin America Change Direction? Mobilization
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Spalding and
Source
Assignment Due in Class. |
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| Week
9 |
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| Monday,
31 October |
How
did thinking change in Latin America? I |
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Stepan, Hour of Eugenics, on e-reserve. |
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| Wednesday,
2 November |
How
did thinking change in Latin America? II |
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Rodo on wikipedia & e-mail.
Da Cunha on wikipedia & e-reserves. |
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| Friday,
4 November |
How
did thinking change in Latin America? III
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The Cosmic Race. |
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| Week
10 |
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| Monday,
7 November |
What was the Impact of the Great Depression? |
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Kindleberger,
on e-reserve.
Diaz-Alejandro, on e-reserve. |
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| Wednesday,
9 November |
Who were the Populists? |
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Wolfe, "Populism and Developmentalism," on e-reserve. |
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| Thursday,
10 November |
Argument Summaries are Due. |
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| Friday,
11 November |
What were the effects of populist policies? |
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Maddison, on e-reserve. |
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Section
5. National Development 1947-1990 (weeks 11-14)
| Week
11 |
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| Monday,
14 November |
How
did the Cold War Change Things? Round 1. |
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Bethell & Roxborough, on JStor. |
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| Wednesday,
16 November |
In
this Context, how could Cuba go Communist? |
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Wright, Latin
America in the era ..., pp. xi-38. |
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| Friday,
18 November |
What
was the impact? |
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Wright, Latin
America in the era ..., pp. 39-109. |
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| Week
12 |
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| Monday,
21 November |
What
was the impact of Cuban Revolution?
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Reread
Chasteen, "Revolution."
Wright, Latin America in the era ..., pp. 111-147. |
| Wednesday,
23 November |
How
did elites react? |
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Reread
Chasteen, "Reaction."
Wright, Latin America in the era ..., pp. 149-164. |
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Introductions are Due. Remember to include a title page and your previous
stages. |
| Friday,
25 November |
Thanksgiving
Break, No Class |
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| Week
13 |
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| Monday,
28 November |
What
did the Reaction Look Like? The Southern Cone |
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Children
of Cain, 77-141, 331-388. |
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| Wednesday,
30 November |
What
did the Reaction Look Like? Central America
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Children
of Cain, 217-272. |
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| Friday,
2 December |
What about Colombia? |
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Children
of Cain, 23-76. |
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| Week
14 |
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| Monday,
5 December |
Is
Nicaragua an exceptional case? |
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Wright, Latin America in the era ..., pp. 165-185.
Children of Cain, pp. 273-329. |
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| Wednesday,
7 December |
What has Happened Since? |
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Latin America since the Cold War, on Blackboard. |
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| Friday,
9 December |
Conclusion and Review |
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| Tuesday,
13 December |
Final Exam. Final
Draft is Due. Remember to include a title page and all the previous
stages that I have looked at. |
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