Vita
Michael Monteón was born in Mason City, Iowa, and educated at
the University of Denver and Harvard University. He is a professor of
history and has been affiliated with UCSD since 1973.
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Publications
- Chile in the Nitrate Era: The Evolution of Economic Dependence,
1880-1930 (Madison: U. of Wisconsin, 1982)
- Co-editor, Engendering Wealth and Well-Being: Empowerment for
Global Change (Boulder: Westview Press, 1995).
- Chile and the Great Depression: The Politics of Underdevelopment,
1927-1948 (Tempe: Center for Latin American Studies, Arizona State
University, 1998).
- "The Child is Father of the Man: Personality and Politics in
Revolutionary Mexico," Journal of Iberian and Latin American
Studies, 10:1 (July, 2004).
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Current Research
- Historical interpretation of Latin America in the Twentieth Century
- A study of state development in Mexico from 1920-1935; it focuses
on the role of Plutarco Elias Calles in creating the Mexican revolutionary
regime.
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Courses
- HILA 10. Film and History in Latin America.
- HILA 101. Latin America: The Construction of Independence, 1810-1898.
- HILA 102. Latin America in the Twentieth Century.
- HILA 114. Dictatorship in Latin America.
- HILA 115. The Latin American City, A History
- HILA 118. Subverting Sovereignty: US Aggression in Latin America,
1989-Present (summer course).
- HILA 120. History of Argentina.
- HILA 163/263. The History of Chile, 1880-Present.
- Graduate reading and seminar courses on 19th and 20th Century Latin
America
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