HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ARGENTINA

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History of Argentina from the time of colonial rule until the return of democracy in the 1980s. Cultural foundations of the nation; role of gauchos and caudillos; challenges of nation building in the nineteenth century. Rise and endurance of Peronism in Argentine politics. Military dictatorships of the 1970s and 1980s; transition to democracy in 1983. Offered occasionally.