HIST 336 - Seminar: Environmental History of Latin America

Institution:

Washington and Lee University

Subject:

History

Description:

Analysis of diverse people’s historical interactions with Latin American environments to show how people created environments and how nature affected human history. Probes social, spiritual, economic, political, and intellectual forces influencing human?environment relations over time. Delves into many geographical areas and themes, including Amazon rainforests, Andean farms, Patagonian peaks, the Panama Canal, Costa Rican national parks, and Caribbean sugar plantations, as well as U.S. coffee shops, supermarkets, and fast food chains. Carey.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.wlu.edu/

Phone Number:

(540) 458-8400

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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