HIST 339 - Modern Mexico,Historical Origins

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

This course is a survey of Mexican history from the colonial period under Spain to the aftermath and consequences of the Mexican Revolution in the 1910s and 1920s. However, most of the course's time will be dedicated to the post-Independence period after 1821. The "modern" period extends from the post-Cardenas period (after 1940) to the recent economic crisis of the late 1970s as a result of plummeting oil prices. This latter period will be considered in a more "topical" than a chronological way. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the post-Cardenas political system; the border economy with the United States and industrialization; Mexican immigration to the United States; and the contours of deepening Mexican agrarian capitali 1.00 units, Lecture

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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