Key Concepts

  • Latin America
  • colonialism
  • gold
  • religion
  • representation
  • language
  • casta
  • race
  • indigeneity
  • gender
  • class
  • mixture
  • mestizaje
  • cities
  • slavery
  • Bolivarianism
  • caudillos
  • state
  • violence
  • revolution
  • Zapata
  • progress
  • modernity
  • populism
  • Evita
  • history
  • demographics
  • economics
  • exports
  • bananas
  • The USA
  • culture
  • technology
  • photography
  • radio
  • dirty wars
  • protest
  • neoliberalism
  • left turns
  • resource extraction

In the exam, you will be given ten of these concepts, and asked to write a brief (paragraph or two) definition and description of six of them. In your account, you should both a) say something about the concept as it applies to the region in general and b) give at least one specific example.

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