Course Catalog - 2008-2009

     

HIST 227 - COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA

Long Title: COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Survey (first part of year-long course) explores histories of Spanish and Portuguese America, from Columbus to Independence. Contacts, exchanges, and conflicts over three centuries among Indigenous, European, African, and Asian peoples presented chronologically includes discussion of complex and dynamic socio-cultural framework, colonial institutions, and current historical themes.