Hemispheric Lecture: History of International Relations in the Western Hemisphere 4219-AW205
The course will cover the following topics:
1. INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN HEMISPHERE
2. INDEPENDENCE
3. US&MEXICO
4. SOUTH AMERICAN WARS
5. IMPERIALISM
6. MEXICO AND THE REVOLUTION
7. CANADIAN PATH TO INDEPENDENCE
8. GOOD NEIGHBOURS
9. INTER-AMERICA
10. CUBAN TURMOIL
11. CONTINENTAL REVOLUTION
12. THE RISE OF THE CARIBBEAN
13. CONDOR AND THE CONTRAS
14. DRUGS AND CRISES
15. PINK TIDE AND NEW CHALLENGES
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Learning outcomes
Upon completing the course a student:
KNOWLEDGE
- has an in-depth knowledge of the historical and current relations between the countries of the Western Hemisphere
- understands the specific nature and complexity of the relations between the US and Latin America
- is familiarized with the forms of cooperation between the American countries and with their evolution over the years
SKILLS
- can analyse, evaluate and use the information on Inter-American relations from various sources
- is able to explain and interpret the phenomena and processes ocurring in the Americas
- can critically receive media coverage of Inter-American relations
SOCIAL COMPETENCES
- understands the need for continuous learning, is open to new phenomena and ideas and ready to change opinion in the face of new data and arguments
- is able to formulate her/his own opinion on the socio-political phenomena in the Western Hemisphere
- is ready to use knowledge of US-Latin American relations in professional career
Assessment criteria
The evaluation will be based on the results of the final written exam.
Grading:
53-59% 3
60-71% 3.5
72-82% 4
83-94% 4.5
95-100% 5
Bibliography
Core reading:
Brewer Stewart, Borders and Bridges. A history of U.S.-Latin American Relations, Westport- London, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006.
Livingstone, Grace, America’s Backyard. The United States and Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to the War on Terror, London- New York, Latin America Bureau, 2009.
Smith Joseph, The United States and Latin America. A history of American diplomacy, 1776-2000, London - New York, Routledge, 2005.
Further reading:
Boersner Demetrio, Relaciones internacionales de América Latina, Caracas, Grijalbo, 2007.
Hastedt Glenn, Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, New York, Facts on File, 2004.
Langley Lester D., The Americas in the Modern Age, New Heaven- London, Yale University Press, 2005.
Martz John D, US policy in Latin America: a decade of crisis and challenge, Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press, 1995.
McSherry J. Patrice, Predatory States. Operation Condor and Covert War in Latin America, Lanham -Oxford, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005.
Paterson Thomas A. (red.), Kennedy’s quest for victory. American Foreign Policy 1961-1963, New York-Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1989.
Pérez Jr. Louise A., Cuba: Between Reform and Revolution, New York-Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2006.
Schoultz Lars, That Infernal Little Cuban Republic. The United States and the Cuban Revolution, Chapel Hill, The University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Shurbutt T. Ray (red.), United States–Latin American relations, 1800–1850, Tuscaloosa- London, University of Alabama Press, 1991.
Tullock Gordon, Open Secrets of American Foreign Policy, Singapore-New Jersey- London, World Scientific Publishing, 2007.
Additional information
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