HIST 535: Problems in Global History

HIST 535-002: Commodities in World History
(Fall 2014)

07:20 PM to 10:00 PM R

Section Information for Fall 2014

This course examines the role of American commodities such as chocolate, cocaine, cochineal, cotton, emeralds, salt, sugar, and tobacco from the colonial period to the present. Although the focus will be on Latin America we will look at commodities from other parts of the Americas as well. Commodities have linked American regions to each other and to other world regions through mercantilism and other forms of trade, and American commodities have influenced the development of cultural, social, and economic systems all over the world. The desire for commodities has also justified colonialism, created significant trade imbalances, and led to the exploitation of land and labor within and outside of the Americas. We will read monographs by historians, anthropologists, and others and consider the definition of the term commodity and the light that commodities shed on other historical and contemporary issues.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Investigates selected problems in global and comparative history, covering multiple countries or world regions. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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