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Whilst we had previously looked at America’s involvement and intervention in Latin America in a more political sense, this week’s lecture focused more on the cultural and economic aspects of their presence. I couldn’t help but try to find the similarities with European colonization that had taken place in continental Africa, yet immediately, from the […] read full post >>

This week’s reading and videos were quite interesting in considering the impact of American Empire, and the waves with which we still feel today. One particularly aspect I wanted to look at was the position of figures like Augusto Sandino and Jacobo Arbenz. Arbenz is, in many ways, a typical image of the tragic revolutionary. […] read full post >>

Firstly, I laughed at the inclusion of the line, “white man that makes the chicken,” included by Dawson in reference to Colonel Sanders. Alright next… This chapter goes on to recognize the influence in which the United States played on constructing Latin America. If a country is on the good side of the USA, it …

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Firstly, I laughed at the inclusion of the line, “white man that makes the chicken,” included by Dawson in reference to Colonel Sanders. Alright next… This chapter goes on to recognize the influence in which the United States played on constructing Latin America. If a country is on the good side of the USA, it …

Continue reading "Commerce, Coercion and America’s Empire"

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  The United States of America prides itself on being the strongest regional hegemon in the world. It sees itself as the worlds police force with the rights as well as the capability to impose its way of life on other states. Obviously, this is not always to be seen as a bad thing, however, […] read full post >>

Historically, it has been observed that the greatest cause of American interference in Latin American economical, political and socio-political settings has been Americas desire to maintain economical control over these less developed Latin American nations. Such policies have been practiced by America consistently throughout modern history and an example of this policy being performed in […] read full post >>

In my opinion, throughout history, the United States has unnecessarily meddled in foreign affairs. I enjoyed reading Sandino’s “Political Manifesto”. I liked how he openly challenged the United States. The “Political Manifesto” was also saddening to me because of how Sandino explained that Díaz and Chamarro were traitors to Nicaragua. Time and time again, the […] read full post >>

This chapter really outlined a handful of ideas and stereotypes that I was aware of, but never placed within the context of a sociopolitical level. The section on the banana contextualized pieces like the first chapter of Gravity's Rainbow, or the 1960... read full post >>

This chapter really outlined a handful of ideas and stereotypes that I was aware of, but never placed within the context of a sociopolitical level. The section on the banana contextualized pieces like the first chapter of Gravity's Rainbow, or the 1960... read full post >>

This chapter really outlined a handful of ideas and stereotypes that I was aware of, but never placed within the context of a sociopolitical level. The section on the banana contextualized pieces like the first chapter of Gravity's Rainbow, or the 1960... read full post >>