Modern Mexico

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A study of Mexican history since 1810, with particular attention to the U.S.-Mexico War (1846-1848), the Reform of the 1850s, the era of President Porfirio Diaz (1876-1911), the Revolution (1910-1920), the post-revolutionary period, and the massacre of Tlatelolco of October 2, 1968 as well as its aftermath. The course focuses on the continuous interplay of race, class, gender, religious syncretism, and the Mexican peoples’ indefatigable struggle against oppression and exploitation. PREREQ: ENG 1060 & (HST 1030 or HST 1150)