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Major Courses of InstructionHistorymodernization, the latter including social dislocation, fascism, and war. The study of post-war Japanincludes an introduction to the workings of modern Japanese party politics and foreign policy,and an examination of various aspects of contemporary Japanese society through Japanese eyes,including farm life, urban factory life, and the political and social controversies that have arisen overnuclear weapons and pollution control.331. Mexico: From Conquest to Revolution (Baskes)A survey of the history of Mexico with emphasis on the variety of forces contributing to theformation of modern Mexico. Special emphasis on the clash between Mexico’s European andindigenous populations and the major social, political, and economic upheavals of the MexicanRevolution. S.332. Argentina, Brazil, and Chile Since Independence (Baskes)An introduction to socioeconomic and political trends in the largest nations of the SouthernCone. Topics investigated will include slavery, state formation, immigration, modernization,industrialization, economic development, populism, socialism, military dictatorship, anddemocratization in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. S.333. Modern Latin America: 1800 to the Present (Baskes)A topical approach to twentieth-century Latin American history with emphasis on the LatinAmerican nations’ struggles to sustain economic development, the causes and consequences of socialrevolutions, and the successes and failures of distinct political formations. F.334. Indians, Spaniards & the Struggle for Colonial Latin America (Baskes)A topical approach to the years 1492 to 1821 during which distinctively Latin American nationswere forged from the clash of American, European, and African societies. Most of the courseinvestigates the Spanish conquest of the great American civilizations of the Inca and the Aztecs.Special attention to the pre-conquest societies and the adaptations made by those societies to resistthe Spanish colonial state and to maintain political, social, and economic autonomy.335. Topics in Latin American History (Baskes)An advanced course that examines selected topics and themes of Latin American history.Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.335A. Latin America in RevolutionThis seminar examines the origins and outcomes of revolutionary upheaval in twentieth centuryLatin America focusing on Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, Cuba, Chile, and Nicaragua.335B. The Spanish Conquest of AmericaThis seminar explores the Spanish conquest of Native American societies. Readings focus on themilitary, ideological, religious, economic, and biological consequences of the Spanish conquest.335C. Economic History of Latin AmericaThis seminar examines the evolution of economies of Latin America from the arrival ofEuropeans to the present day. Course materials focus on the origins and causes of the region’sunderdevelopment as well as the social consequences of underdevelopment from poverty topolitical instability.148