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HI 454PG Latin American History (3)
A study of the political, cultural, economic, and social development of the peoples and states of Central and South America from pre-Columbian times to the present. Examination of civilizational forms in ancient America is followed by a review of European conquest, patterns of social and ethnic transformation, liberation movements, the establishment of nation-states, political progress, decline through dependence and neo-colonialism, and trends toward democratization.
