The United States and Latin America: late 18th and 20th centuries
Based on lectures by Aline Helg[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
This course is an introduction to the major political, social and cultural developments in the United States and Latin America, from the Independence of the United States to the Cuban Revolution and the Civil Rights Movement. Among the topics covered will be: national independence, the rise of US imperialism, slavery and post-abolition society, the marginalization and elimination of Native American populations, immigration and the construction of the nation-state in multi-racial and multi-ethnic societies, among others.
Lectures[modifier | modifier le wikicode]
The Americas on the eve of independence
The independence of the United States
The U.S. Constitution and Early 19th Century Society
The Haitian Revolution and its Impact in the Americas
The independence of Latin American nations
Latin America around 1850: societies, economies, policies
The Northern and Southern United States circa 1850: immigration and slavery
The American Civil War and Reconstruction: 1861 - 1877
The (re)United States: 1877 - 1900
Regimes of Order and Progress in Latin America: 1875 - 1910
The Mexican Revolution: 1910 - 1940
The Great Depression and the New Deal: 1929 - 1940
From Big Stick Policy to Good Neighbor Policy
Coups d'état and Latin American populisms
The United States and World War II
Latin America during the Second World War
US Post-War Society: Cold War and the Society of Plenty
The Cold War in Latin America and the Cuban Revolution
The Civil Rights Movement in the United States
Annexes[modifier | modifier le wikicode]
References[modifier | modifier le wikicode]
- ↑ Aline Helg - UNIGE
- ↑ Aline Helg - Academia.edu
- ↑ Aline Helg - Wikipedia
- ↑ Aline Helg - Afrocubaweb.com
- ↑ Aline Helg - Researchgate.net
- ↑ Aline Helg - Cairn.info
- ↑ Aline Helg - Google Scholar