The Americas Concept Emerges, 19191929

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The Americas Concept Emerges, 1919-1929
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History 8
Berkeley
Teaching vs. Research Educational Value Latin
America Canada World National
Affairs Enrollment Numbers Published
Syllabus Trained TAs
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Syllabus
European background of America Transmission of
European Civilization Colonial Expansion,
International Rivalries, 1776 Independence,
Creation Development of Republics the
evolution of Brazil Canada Relations
Interrelations between Americas the rest of the
World
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B
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Students
The course was an eye-opener for students it
gave them new and exciting perspectives it put
the national history they new as American
history in a larger hemispheric framework it
introduced them to different peoples, cultures,
and institutions and it gave them a chance to
become more tolerant of races and cultures
different from their own. -E. Sluiter p. 57
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Bolton would make a strong and at times
combative case for what he called Las Americas.
He pointed out that civilization approached the
US from the South West northward He would say,
Mexico City had a great cathedral when Boston
was juts a fishing village. -U. Lamb p. 57
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Collaborative Learning
Visiting Professorships for young scholars from
both Latin American Canada Lecturing at other
Institutions Annual AHA Meetings Engaging
colleagues with his Concept Publishing of
Syllabus
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Reservations Advances
Conservative Nature of US Historians Narrower
English History More Popular Other Universities
creating own Courses Canadian Universities
Reginald Trotter Latin American Diego Barros
Arana Scholarly Meetings Abroad Others filled
textbook Void
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US Foreign Policy
Pro-Latin America Perspective Wilson vs.
Hoover Pan American Airlines Blending of a
historiographical development of foreign
commercial policy Word-of-Mouth Dissemination