General theories of development, and the role of agricultural strategy, international trade and finance, population growth, income distribution and savings and capital formation. History 141 Latin America Introduction to Latin American studies, with special attention to major themes and selected countries. Not open to juniors and seniors except with special permission of instructor. Same course as LAS 141. 349 Topics Course in Latin American History Examination of a theme or set of themes.
Topics vary from year to year.
Same as LAS 349. Offered every third year. Authors include Asturias, Bombal, Borges, Cortazar, Rulfo, Fuentes, and Garcia Marquez. 356 Latin American Poetry Poetry from Modernism to the present, with emphasis on the encounter between reality and the poet and the creation of a new poetic world. Poets include Ruben Dario, women of 1910-1920, Cesar Vallejo, and Pablo Neruda.