GS 222 - Modern Latin America
- Credit Hours: 4R-OL-4C
- Term Available: -
- Graduate Studies Eligible: No
- Prerequisites: None
- Corequisites: None
Examines the history of Latin America from independence (about 1810) to the present, with particular emphasis on the social, economic, political, and cultural developments of the past hundred years. Introduces major problems facing contemporary Latin America, including the search for stable government, political violence, environmental degradation, and extreme poverty and inequality.