Americas

Produced by the WGBH Educational Foundation

Part of the Annenberg/CPB Collection
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
Funded by the Annenberg/CPB Project

AMERICAS presents a multidisciplinary study of the 20th Century political, economic, social, and cultural history of Latin America and the Caribbean. This introductory-level college telecourse focuses on the key issues and events that are crucial to understanding the development of the modern-day Americas.

AMERICAS covers a range of issues, including the relationship of Latin America and the Caribbean to the rest of the world; the historical roots of regional tensions; national economics and urbanization; changing regional ethnic identities; evolving role of women; religious upheaval; cultural/artistic movements; difficulties in maintaining national sovereignty; and, the Latin American and Caribbean presence in the United States.

AMERICAS helps students understand the political history of Latin America and the Caribbean, giving them a solid foundation for studying and evaluating this complex region's future issues and concerns.

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

• Text
• Study Guide
• Anthology Book of Essays (Optional)
• Faculty Guide

Individuals or institutions may license Americas from:

PBS Adult Learning Service
1320 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 22314-1698
(800) 257-2578

Videocassettes may be purchased from the Annenberg/CPB Collection at:
(800) LEARNER

LESSON TITLES
(Note: Lessons 1,2, and 13 are print-based only -- no video)

1. Introduction (no video)
2. Legacies of Empire: From Conquest to Independence (no video)
3. The Garden of Forking Paths: Dilemmas of National Development (Prg.1)
4. Capital Sins: Authoritarianism and Democratization (Prg.2)
5. Continent on the Move: Migration and Urbanization (Prg.3)
6. Mirror of the heart: Race and Identity (Prg.4)
7. In Women's Hands: The Changing Roles of Women (Prg.5)
8. Miracles Are Not Enough: Continuity and Change in Religion (Prg.6)
9. Builders of Images: Latin American Cultural Identity (Prg.7)
10. Get Up, Stand Up: Problems of Sovereignty (Prg.8)
11. Fire in the Mind: Revolutions and Revolutionaries (Prg.9)
12. The Americas: The Latin American and Caribbean Presence in the U.S. (Prg.10)
13. The Review (no video)

PRINT MATERIALS

• Text
  Modern Latin America by Skidmore and Smith. Third Edition, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1992.
• Study Guide
  Americas Telecourse Study Guide by Orr. First Edition, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1993.
• Anthology
  Americas: An Anthology edited by Rosenberg, Kincaid, and Logan. First Edition, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1992.
• Book of Essays
  Americas: New Interpretive Essays edited by Stepan. (Optional) First Edition, New York, NY: Oxford University Press 1992.

Available From:
Oxford University Press
Ordering Dept
2001 Evans Road
Cary, NC 27513
(800) 451-7556

Faculty guide also available from PBS Adult Learning Service.