HIST 3060

HIST 3060

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

This course provides a general, critical introduction to the history of Mexico since its independence from Spanish rule in the early nineteenth century.  Rather than a chronological summation of events and great leaders, emphasis will be placed upon certain themes and trends with respect to economic, social and cultural development and change.  We will be particularly interested in the patterns of conflict and negotiation that shaped Mexico's history and emphasis will be given throughout the course to the ways in which "everyday people" participated in and influenced the political events of their times and to the important regional, class, ethnic, and gender differences that have figured prominently in Mexico's history. The course also pays attention to the history of what one could call "greater Mexico" and relations with the United States. Finally, we will be concerned with the historiography, not just the history, of Mexico:  that is, the ways in which the history of Mexico has been written and the political dimensions of writing those histories.

When Offered Fall.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (HA-AS)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 3060LSP 3061

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15929 HIST 3060   LEC 001