OBJECTIVE
This course will focus on one fundamental aspect of contemporary culture in Latin America: the political culture that has been forming in this historic-geographic environment since the independence of the hispanic colonies until the present day. We will analyze the basic processes of the contemporary history of Latin America, without forgetting to examine its interrelation with the historical evolution of the United States and Spain.
PROGRAM
I) 19th Century: processes of independence of Hispano-American colonies
II) 19th Century: problems with the consolidation and reconstruction of the new states
III) Consolidation of the oligarchy in Latin America: integration of the Latin American economies in the capitalist system
IV) Latin America between World War I and the Cuban Revolution: populism and the expanisionist state
V) Revolution, Dictatorships, and Transitions to Democracy
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ALCAZAR, J., TABANERA, N, SANTACREU, J.M. i MARIMON, A., Historia contemporánea de América, Valencia, PUV, 2003.
BETHELL, L. (ed.), Historia de América Latina, Barcelona, Crítica / Cambridge Univ. Press,1990-1992, vols. 5 al 13.
CARMAGNANI, M., Estado y sociedad en América Latina. 1850-1930, Barcelonal, Crítica, 1984.
CIUDAD, A., LUCENA, M. y MALAMUD, C., Manual de Historia Universal, vol. 10, América,
Madrid, Historia 16, 1992.
HALPERIN DONGHI, T., Historia contemporánea de América Latina, Madrid, Alianza, 1990.
MALAMUD, C., América Latina s. XX. La búsqueda de la democracia, Madrid, Síntesis, 1992.
SKIDMORE, Th. y SMITH, P., Historia contemporánea de América Latina, Barcelona, Crítica,
1996.
TOURAINE, A. (comp.), América Latina. Política y sociedad, Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 1989.\
METHODOLOGY AND EVALUATION
The classes will consist of lectures/explanations by the professor in addition to discussions with the students and analysis of texts distributed in class.
There will be a final exam.
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