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In the video that Dawson narrates, “Golden Age of the Export Oligarchy,” he mentions that people living in periphery countries feel certain anxieties different from people living in the “center:” countries that are more modern. He explains how countries of the periphery are countries in which their people feel a sense that they are behind […] read full post >>

In the video that Dawson narrates, “Golden Age of the Export Oligarchy,” he mentions that people living in periphery countries feel certain anxieties different from people living in the “center:” countries that are more modern. He explains how countries of the periphery are countries in which their people feel a sense that they are behind […] read full post >>

This week’s reading and videos were on modernization and its ramifications in 19th century Latin America, which is a many-sided concept that means wildly different things for the different people involved. Numerous processes converged to reorganize society, but in many ways the basic power hierarchy seemed to adjust but stay in place. A reliance on […] read full post >>

This week our readings were on the advances towards modernity, immediately I expected to read 30 pages on economic growth, but I was wrong. There was most definitely quite a bit of information regarding economic growth, as it is a very strong factor in the comings of modernity. To my surprise, a significant amount was […] read full post >>

This week’s reading and videos were on modernization and its ramifications in 19th century Latin America, which is a many-sided concept that means wildly different things for the different people involved. Numerous processes converged to reorganize society, but in many ways the basic power hierarchy seemed to adjust but stay in place. A reliance on […] read full post >>

This week our readings were on the advances towards modernity, immediately I expected to read 30 pages on economic growth, but I was wrong. There was most definitely quite a bit of information regarding economic growth, as it is a very strong factor in the comings of modernity. To my surprise, a significant amount was […] read full post >>

This week’s chapter of ‘The Export Boom as Modernity’ made me reflect on the value of perpetual growth that is so closely connected with and integral to the idea of ‘modernity’. I feel the pressure in almost every moment of my day to be ‘productive’ and consequently one of the more challenging feelings is feeling … Continue reading Week Seven → read full post >>

This week’s chapter of ‘The Export Boom as Modernity’ made me reflect on the value of perpetual growth that is so closely connected with and integral to the idea of ‘modernity’. I feel the pressure in almost every moment of my day to be ‘productive’ and consequently one of the more challenging feelings is feeling … Continue reading Week Seven → read full post >>

This week’s reading started off by stating how countries transformed as one of the modern state in Latin America. In Mexico, modern infrastructures such as complex buildings and railroads were built and managed to eradicate the threat of Malaria. Other parts of Latin America underwent similar transformation. After abolishing slavery and caste systems, Latin America flourished […] read full post >>

This week’s readings focus on the rise of modernity in Latin America in the late 19th century. I find that this time of rapid change throughout Latin American countries is controversial and difficult to grasp. North America was looking for … Continue reading → read full post >>