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I absolutely loved this week’s reading, specially the interview of Creelman to Porfirio Diaz, most of the documents so far have been a little boring or hard for me but this one… i simply surprised myself devouring the text and finishing it before i realized. Dawson’s interview couldn’t describe better what i’ve always understood (what … Sigue leyendo Week 7 – Modernity an Modernization in Mexico → read full post >>

The turn of the 19th century had the potential to be a time where Latin America had the opportunity to shine on the world’s stage. These countries were filled with goods that the rest of the world wanted and needed like sugar, coffee and tobacco; cities were modernizing and catching up with Europe and the […] read full post >>

This week’s topic discusses how the history of the Latin American continent was shaped by the role exportation played in the economics of its countries, as well as all the socio-cultural changes that came from an increasingly connected and interdependent world economy. The chapter takes a close look at the place Latin American countries occupied […] read full post >>

This week’s topic discusses how the history of the Latin American continent was shaped by the role exportation played in the economics of its countries, as well as all the socio-cultural changes that came from an increasingly connected and interdependent world economy. The chapter takes a close look at the place Latin American countries occupied […] read full post >>

The Export Boom as Modernity Alec Dawson, a professor of History from Simon Fraser Univerity defined ‘modernity’ in Latin America (with a focus on Mexico) is from the 16th century and the following 5 centuries. In addition, he claimed that … Continue reading → read full post >>

Acclaimed historian Alec Dawson asserts that modernity includes ideas of innovation, emancipation, secularization, and universalism in a progressing society. In the case of Mexico, they were a little behind prosperous and pioneering cities. Dawson expresses that elites in Mexico wanted their societies to become a modernity. They wanted the “looks and feels” of cities of … Continue reading Week 7- The Export Boom as Modernity read full post >>

Dawson discusses modernity and how it was an export driven process by which some of the population gained more than other sectors, further creating disparities among the population of Latin America. An interesting comparison I drew from this week to a previous week was the introduction of photography in Latin America and how it was […] read full post >>

This weeks topic of modernity and exportation was very interesting to me. I always heard about Latin America’s big exports such as coffee, tobacco, and rubber, but I never realized the bigger picture behind it all. The scale of Latin America’s role in global trade was truly astonishing. Firstly, I would like to touch on […] read full post >>

Dawson discusses modernity and how it was an export driven process by which some of the population gained more than other sectors, further creating disparities among the population of Latin America. An interesting comparison I drew from this week to a previous week was the introduction of photography in Latin America and how it was […] read full post >>

This weeks topic of modernity and exportation was very interesting to me. I always heard about Latin America’s big exports such as coffee, tobacco, and rubber, but I never realized the bigger picture behind it all. The scale of Latin America’s role in global trade was truly astonishing. Firstly, I would like to touch on […] read full post >>