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HISTORY 221
374./574. Southern South America. (3) Hutchison
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay from colonization to
the present. Most emphasis on late 19th and 20th centuries,
when these nations led the region’s development. Deals with
the rise of the export economies, populist movements, militarism
and socio-economic stagnation.
375./575. Rebellion and Revolution in Modern Andean
Nations. (3) Gauderman
Focuses on the history of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
from their independence from Spain to modern times. Explores
political and economic themes as well as the socio-economic
and political dimensions of class, race, ethnicity and gender.
376./576. Brazil in the Colonial Period, 1500–1822. (3)
Bieber
Colonial Brazil from 1500 to 1822. Focus on structures of colonialism
and their impact on indigenous, African and European
peoples. Plantation society, slavery, mercantile policy, the role
of the church, women and family will be discussed.
377./577. Modern Brazil, 1822–Present. (3) Bieber
History of Brazil since independence. Topics include oligarchical
politics, the end of slavery, race relations, urbanization,
industrialization, authoritarian regimes, labor and peasant
movements.
389. Latin American Thought I. (3)
(Also offered as RELG, SOC, PHIL 389.) Pre-Columbian
thought through independence ideologies.
390. Latin American Thought II. (3)
(Also offered as SOC, RELG, PHIL 390.) Positivism through
contemporary thought.
468./648. Society and Development in Latin America,
1492–Present. (3) Bieber
Overview of social and economic trends in Latin America,
stressing labor systems, social structure, trade, demography
and industrialization.
469./649. Inter-American Relations. (3) Hall
Relations among the American nations since 1810 and with
other world powers. Stresses U.S. role in the region after 1900,
as well as tendencies to curb that influence. Guerrilla warfare,
revolutionary networks and Third World ideology covered.
470./650. Labor and Working Class in Latin America.
(3) Hutchison
This course traces the evolution of Latin American labor
systems in the modern period.
471./651. Women in Early Latin America. (3) Hall,
Gauderman
(Also offered as WMST 418.) A historical exploration of the
place of women within the social systems of pre-Columbian
and colonial Latin America. Will explore the gendered dimensions
of the economy, politics and culture in indigenous and
Spanish societies.
472./652. Women in Modern Latin America. (3) Hall,
Hutchison
(Also offered as WMST 472.) Course will focus on women
in Latin America, 1821–present, through various historical
developments. Will explore political themes, such as suffrage,
revolution and military regimes and social dimensions
of class, race, ethnicity, work and family.
473./653. Indigenous Peoples of Latin America. (3)
Bieber, Gauderman
Historical overview of indigenous peoples of Spanish and
Portuguese America from pre-colonial times to the present.
Emphasis on cultural history, contact and change and policies
impacting native American groups.
474./654. Slavery and Race Relations. (3) Bieber
Overview of slavery, the slave trade and post-emancipation
race relations in the U.S., the Caribbean and Latin America.
475./655. The Cuban Revolution, 1959 to Present. (3)
(Also offered as SOC 484.) Background to revolution since
1898; emphasis on period since 1959.
476./656. Latin American Religions. (3) Hutchison
Religious experience, movements and communities in Latin
America, from conquest to the present. Examines the cultural
interactions that have shaped belief and practice, and politics—particularly
the influence of Catholicism and of native
and African religions.
VIII. Asian History
300./500. Studies in History. (1-3, no limit) ∆
Will vary from instructor to instructor, but will be an in-depth
analysis of specific historical problems. For course content,
consult Schedule of Classes.
380./580. The Ancient Near East. (3)
A political and social survey of civilization in Egypt and
Mesopotamia from its birth in Sumer in the fourth millennium
to the destruction of the Achaemenid Persian empire
by Alexander.
381./581. Traditional China. (3) Porter
Emergence and development of Chinese civilization to its
height in the 13th century, including cultural, political, social
and economic themes.
382./582. Imperial China. (3) Porter
The development of early modern society and the impact of
the West from the 13th to the 20th century.
383./583. Revolutionary China. (3) Porter
Political, social economic and cultural history of China in the
revolutionary period from 1911 to the present.
384./584. History of Japan. (3) Porter
Social, political, and economic institutions from historical
beginnings to modern times.
386./586. The Islamic Middle East to 1800. (3) Risso
The political, social and economic development of the Islamic
world through the Ottoman and Safavid eras. Arab, Persian
and Turkish elements of Islamic civilization will be included.
387./587. The Modern Middle East from 1800. (3) Risso
Topics include 19th-century reform attempts, the transition
from empire to nation-states, the gap between ideology and
practice, the Arab-Israeli conflict and revolutionary Iran.
388./588. India. (3) Risso
History of South Asia with emphasis on cultural development,
social groups and religious communities and the establishment
of the modern nation-state of India.
453. Asian Studies Senior Thesis. (3)
(Also offered as RELG, PHIL, POLS 453.) Supervised
research in one or more disciplines leading to an undergraduate
thesis for the major in Asian Studies.
480./660. Christians and Spices: The Western Impact on
Asia. (3) Porter
The era of European expansion in Asia from Vasco da Gama
to circa 1900; sources of European expansion, the early
struggles and conquests, colonial systems and imperialism.
481./661. Islam. (3) Risso
(Also offered as RELG 481.) Topics include the development
of Islamic law and theory; philosophy and mysticism; ritual
and art. The political, social and economic ramifications of
Islam will be emphasized.
482./662. Raj: India During British Rule. (3) Risso
Covering the two centuries from 1756 through 1947, this
course includes inter-cultural contacts, economic issues and
the developments of both Indian and Muslim nationalisms.
ARTS AND
SCIENCES
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.