History 359 - Modern Brazil

Fall
2015
01
3.00
Joel Wolfe
M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
32146
This course will examine modern Brazil from 1800 to the present, concentrating on the making of the nation given its massive geographical size and diverse population. Topics studied include Brazil's status as the world's largest slave holding society in the nineteenth century, and twentieth-century attempts to establish democracy.
Open to Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores only.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.