Introduction to Latin American Studies
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Introduction to Latin American Studies
Table of Contents
Introduction
Geography
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- Introduction
- What is Latin America?
- A Land of Extremes
- Virtual Field Trips and Web Links
- Teacher's Guide
American Origins
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- Introduction
- The First Americans
- The Olmec
- The Maya
- The Toltecs
- The Aztecs
- The Inca
- North American Cultures
- Art, Music, and Literature
- Virtual Field Trips and Web Links
- Teacher's Guide
Conquest and Colonialism
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- Introduction
- Gold, God, and Glory
- Columbus: Hero or Villain?
- Conquest of Mexico
- Conquest of the Andes
- American Genocide
- American Slavery
- Colonialism: Then and Now
- Art, Music, and Literature
- Virtual Field Trips and Web Links
- Teacher's Guide
Hopes and Dreams
- Introduction
- Dictators and Dirty Wars
- Poverty
- Drugs
- Guerrilas
- Free Trade: American Dream?
- Nature in Jeopardy?
- Art, Music, and Literature of Contemporary Latin America
- Virtual Field Trips and Web Links
- Teacher's Guide
American Neighbors
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- Introduction
- Al Norte
- Amérixa
- Coming Home: The Mexicans
- Wetback and Green Cards: Crossing the Border
- Cuba:Problems in America's Backyard
- Cuban Americans
- Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and Central Americans
- American Incursions
- America Facing the Future
- Latin Art, Music, and Literature in the United States
- Virtual Field Trips and Web Links
- Teacher's Guide