1B—History of Latin America
Where and What is Latin America ?
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I. Definitions of Latin America

A. Geographic
B. Historical/Linguistic, “The Iberian World”
C. A Modern Concept

II. Why Is Latin America Poor: A History of Theories

A. Liberalism and Positivism

--Carlos Bunge, Nuestra América

  B. Populism and Nationalism

--José Martí
--Diego Rivera
--Pablo Neruda, “Canto General”

  C. Cold War

--Modernization theory, W.W. Rostow, The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto

--Dependency theory (1960s-70s), Fernando Henrique Cardoso, André Gunder Frank, Celso Furtado, Guillermo O'Donnell