HIST 355 Argentina
A survey of modern Argentine history from the end of the colonial period to the present day. The course will explore the legacy of Argentina's path to independence, centralism and federalism in the formation of the state during the nineteenth century, economic development and modernization, authoritarian rule and struggles for democratization, foreign relations, populism, Peronism as a political movement, and recent challenges to the state and neo-liberal policies.
Prerequisite
ENGL-103 and HIST-150