History of Mexico

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This course surveys the history of Mexico from its pre-Columbian origins to the present, focusing on the political, social, cultural, and economic forces that shaped the region. Students explore major civilizations such as the Mexica (Aztec) and Maya; Spanish colonization and its legacies; independence and nation-building; the Mexican-American War and U.S.–Mexico relations; the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution; and modern movements for social change, including labor, land rights, feminism, and Indigenous activism. Throughout the course, students engage with primary and secondary sources to analyze how identity, power, migration, and resistance have shaped Mexico and its relationship to the United States and the wider world.