Course: CAS 310. Modern History of the Central American People (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of the history of Central Americans from Independence times to the present. Major topics include: Independence movements; 19th and 20th century dependency; state-nation and identity formation; politics of mestizaje; indigenous resistance; imperialism and economic growth; relations with the U.S. and Europe; politics of development; contemporary social movements; Central American diaspora. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, D1 Social Sciences.) (ES) (WI)