PE 2240 - Introduction to Latin American Studies

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

Politics

Description:

This course presents an overview of the advanced levels of urban and scientific development before 1492. Changes in the continent's linkages to the world market led to the destruction of peoples and local economies, and greatly modified the many cultures during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The rise of domestic economies and "Latino" social classes and their contradictory relations tothe emerging nation-states are illustrated by historical and contemporary case studies. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: EC II.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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