HIST 293 - Dirty Wars and Democracy

3 SS, CD, WR
First Semester. An exploration of the dictatorships of Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay in the 1970s and 1980s. We will examine why these regimes arose, the nature of the dictatorial state, the opposition to, and fall of, the regimes, and the difficulties of returning to some form of democratic governance. A wide variety of cross-disciplinary methodologies will be employed, from psychology to performance theory. Lecture and discussion format.

Prerequisites & Notes
Note: Recommended preparation HIST 110.
Enrollment Limit: 40.
Mr. Volk

Next offered 2006-2007.

Credits: 3 hours