1. Brazil and Portugal, 1807-1822.
2. The empire: Pedro I and Pedro II.
3. Economic development; international relations.
4. Emancipation of slaves.
5. The Republic: early disorders; progress toward stability.
6. The westward movement in Brazil.
7. Colonization experiments—State and National.
8. Contemporary government and politics.
C. Chile:
1. Dictatorship of O'Higgins.
2. Work of Portales and the pelucones.
3. The conservative regime; ten year presidents.
4. War with Spain.
5. The problem of the Araucanians.
6. War with Peru and Bolivia.
7. Balmaceda and the congress.
8. Relations with the United States; with Argentina; the "Christ of the Andes."
9. Contemporary government and politics.
a. Operation of the cabinet system in Chile.
b. Contemporary political parties.
c. Local government.
Readings: Elliot, Chile; Garcia Calderon, 164-179; Hancock, A History of Chile; Amunategui and Vicuña MacKenna, La dictadura de O'Higgins; Bulnes, Las Causas de la Guerra entre Chile y Peru; Markham, The War between Peru and Chile; Olivares, Historia de Chile; Guiterez, La Guerra de 1879; Barros Arana, La Guerre du Pacifique; ——, Historia general de Chile; Egaña, The Tacna and Arica Question; Macy and Gannaway, Comparative Free Government, 663-672; Reinsch, Parliamentary Government in Chile (Am. Pol. Science Rev., III, 507, et seq.)
D. Uruguay.
1. Relations with Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
2. Political organization and progress.
3. Economic, educational, and religious developments.
4. Contemporary government and politics.
Readings: Koebel, Uruguay; Roxlo, Uruguay en 1904; Acevedo, Historia de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay; Zorilla de San Martin, La Epopeya de Artigas.
C. Chile:
1. Dictatorship of O'Higgins.
2. Work of Portales and the pelucones.
3. The conservative regime; ten year presidents.
4. War with Spain.
5. The problem of the Araucanians.
6. War with Peru and Bolivia.
7. Balmaceda and the congress.
8. Relations with the United States; with Argentina; the "Christ of the Andes."
9. Contemporary government and politics.
a. Operation of the cabinet system in Chile.
b. Contemporary political parties.
c. Local government.
1. Dictatorship of O'Higgins.
2. Work of Portales and the pelucones.
3. The conservative regime; ten year presidents.
4. War with Spain.
5. The problem of the Araucanians.
6. War with Peru and Bolivia.
7. Balmaceda and the congress.
8. Relations with the United States; with Argentina; the "Christ of the Andes."
9. Contemporary government and politics.
a. Operation of the cabinet system in Chile.
b. Contemporary political parties.
c. Local government.
a. Operation of the cabinet system in Chile.
b. Contemporary political parties.
c. Local government.
D. Uruguay.
1. Relations with Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
2. Political organization and progress.
3. Economic, educational, and religious developments.
4. Contemporary government and politics.
1. Relations with Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
2. Political organization and progress.
3. Economic, educational, and religious developments.
4. Contemporary government and politics.
4. Less Progressive and Backward States of South America.
A. Venezuela:
1. Revolutions and tyrants: Guzman Blanco; Castro.
2. Foreign relations.
3. Contemporary government and politics.
Readings: Dalton, Venezuela; Scruggs, The Colombian and Venezuelan Republics.
B. Colombia:
1. Political record.
2. Foreign relations.
Readings: Scruggs, The Colombian and Venezuelan Republics; Levine, Colombia; Eder, Columbia; Arboleda, Historia contemporanea de Colombia.
C. Ecuador.
Readings: Enock, Ecuador; Mejia, Ecuador; Cevalles, Compendio de la historia del Ecuador.
A. Venezuela:
1. Revolutions and tyrants: Guzman Blanco; Castro.
2. Foreign relations.
3. Contemporary government and politics.
1. Revolutions and tyrants: Guzman Blanco; Castro.
2. Foreign relations.
3. Contemporary government and politics.