HIST 0112 - Modern Latin America

Institution:

Kansas City Kansas Community College

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Description:

3 hours credit Students are introduced to historical analysis within the context of the process of modernization in Latin America. Pre-modern structures, forms of social, economic, and political organization and cultural values interact and accommodate with modern structures over time to produce national identities. The countries include those that have had major reform movements in the 20th century. The course content will compare and contrast the way in which each of these countries modernized, or changed their social, economic, political, cultural, and demographic structures. For example, changes in education are analyzed in terms of how they affected political participation, economic growth, social mobility, and industrialization.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kckcc.edu

Phone Number:

(913) 334-1100

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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