Latin American History: 2007 - 2008

224 Survey in Latin American History. Latin American history from pre-Columbian times to the present. Emphasis on colonial Mexico and Peru , the centers of Spanish power in the New World, and the political and social development of post-independence Argentina , Brazil , Chile and Mexico . (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) 2 units – Blasenheim.

236 Argentina , Chile , and Uruguay since Independence . Political independence in the 1810s in La Plata and Chile . The impact of immigration, urbanization, modernization, populism, nationalism, militarism and redemocratization. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) 1 unit - Blasenheim.

238 Colonial Hispano-America. Spanish conquest and administration in New Spain and Peru, the Catholic Church, internal and external colonial economies, the Bourbon reforms and political independence in the 1820s; class, caste and gender during the colonial period. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) 1 unit - Blasenheim.

340 History of Brazil , 1500 to Present. Portuguese colonization, political independence in a neo-colonial economy, the Brazilian Empire, the Republic. The emergence of modern Brazil : populism, corporatism, and militarism. The institution of slavery and its legacy. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit – Blasenheim.