History taster session: Where does Latin America fit in the history of the Cold War?

Over the last two decades, historians have begun writing the history of the 'Global Cold War'. Rather than treating the Cold War as merely a conflict between two superpowers - the United States and the Soviet Union - it is now widely acknowledged that the Cold War was a truly global conflict, drawing in actors from across the world who were capable of shaping the wider international system. 

This lecture will explore how the history of Latin America in the second half of the twentieth century fits into these global histories of the Cold War. Latin America's Cold War had a particular set of local dynamics, fundamentally shaped by the region's proximity to the United States and the long history of US interventionism in the Western hemisphere. Nonetheless, in this period Latin Americans on both sides of the Cold War ideological divide were able to challenge US hegemony. This lecture will highlight the crucial role that Latin Americans - from Fidel Castro and Che Guevara to lesser known figures - played in shaping the global Cold War.

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