Spring 2010
HIS 386L • HIST OF SOCTY IN MOD CENT AMER
| Unique | Days | Time | Location | Instructor |
| 39985 |
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BURNETT |
Course Description
This seminar will focus on the social and political history of the five nations of Central America in the 19th and 20th centuries. We will read the historiography that examines critical issues such as: the emergence of agrarian republics, the challenges of state formation in the 19th century, the influence and intervention of the "great powers" (Great Britain, the United States, and transnational corporations), the historical impact of natural disasters, the emergence of a banana frontier, the development of active and passive protest movements, and the Cold War in Central America. We will frame much of our discussion around how these themes are affected by and affect questions of race, class and identity. Finally, we will look at questions relating to long-term violence and historical memory, and how they impact and influence our understanding of a nation's recent traumatic past.
Grading Policy
Grading Weekly readings and discussion. Two in-depth presentations to class on readings. 25-30 page research paper, based largely on primary sources.
