Chair/Associate Professor Doug Yarrington Clark B-356 970-491-6334 Doug.Yarrington@colostate.edu

Education:

Ph.D. in Latin American History, University of Texas
M.A. in Latin American Studies, University of Texas
B.A. in History, College of William and Mary

Specializing in: Latin America

 

Current Research Interests:

I am currently examining Venezuelan state formation during the regime of Juan Vicente Gomez (1908-1935), emphasizing processes related to the rural economy and the state's relationship to society.

Courses to be taught in the next two years:

HIST354: Colonial Latin America
HIST444: Revolutions in Latin America
HIST492: Capstone Seminar
HIST531: Graduate Reading Seminar: Latin America

Major Publications:

• A Coffee Frontier: Land , Society and Politics in Duaca, Venezuela, 1830-193 University of Pittsburgh Press, 1997.
• "Cattle, Corruption, and State Formation in Venezuela during the Regime of Juan Vicente Gomez, 1908-1935 " Latin American Research Review 38:2 (June 2003):9-33
• "The Vestey Cattle Enterprise and the Regime of Juan Vicente Gomez, 1908-1935,"Journal of Latin American Studies, 35:1 (2003): 89-115.
• "Power and Culture: The Social History of 19th Century Spanish America," Latin American Research Review, 38:3 (2003): 210-223

 

Fellowships/Major Grants:

• 1999, NEH Summer Grant
• 1988-90, Fullbright Grant