GEOL 4171 - Latin America:The Colonial Experience,1492-1821

Institution:

University of North Texas System

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Description:

3 hours. Surveys the history of Latin America from pre-contact civilizations and the arrival of European explorers to the Wars of Independence. Analyzes the strategies and logic of conquest; the material, psychological and environmental effects deriving from the expansion of empire; the issues of slavery, labor systems, religion and honor; and the movement towards independence.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

untsystem.unt.edu/

Phone Number:

(214) 752-8585

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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