HIST 379 - The Cuban Revolution:Historical Origins

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Trinity College

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Few events in Latin American and Caribbean history have captured the imagination of supporters and prompted a more visceral reaction by opponents, both inside and outside the region, than the Cuban Revolution of 1959. To understand Cuba's revolutionary experience, with its combined nationalist and socialist claims and visions, requires more than short-sighted, simplistic explanations. This course will examine Cuban history since the late eighteenth century in an effort to comprehend the context in which the revolution emerged and the constraints within which the island's revolutionary regime has operated since the 1950s. The formation of Cuba's white Creole elite; its intensive experience with African slavery and the island's two wars of independence against Spain in the 19th century; its conversion into an American semi-colonial territory after 1898 and the failed revolution of 1993 will be among the topics discussed, along with a detailed examination of the revolutionary period since 195 This course is only open to juniors, seniors and graduate students. 1.00 units, Lecture

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1.00

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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