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Latin America confounds observers. It is familiar and yet alien, alluring and yet unsettling, dionysian and yet dystopian. Once the 鈥榣and of tomorrow鈥� now some view it as a 鈥榝orgotten continent鈥�. The great British Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm called Latin America a 鈥榣aboratory of historical change鈥�, a place where processes familiar to him, such as the emergence of labour movements, the rise of fascism, the triumph and decline of revolutions, appeared tweaked by factors yet to be uncovered in ways yet to be explained. This survey is an introduction to the history of Latin America in the twentieth century. We will examine processes common to the region, the experiences of specific countries, and Latin America鈥檚 relations with the rest of the world. Beyond this, like Hobsbawm, we will consider how Latin America can help us think about the history of wider world.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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