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In Dawson’s reading this week, he asks questions about Latin America’s dirty wars. Specifically, from where do we draw the causes? He offers two dominant perspectives of those who try to answer it: These conflicts came were products of the … Continue reading → read full post >>

  The premise for the US takeover of Cuba’s sugar business begins in the late 1890’s at the close of the war for Cuban independence from Spain. Its product, the Treaty of Paris, was signed in December of 1889 by Spain, transferring the jurisdiction of Cuba to the USA. This is where the door to … Continue reading A Brief Historiography of US Hegemony in the Cuban sugar industry → read full post >>

Our group project focuses on Peru’s internal conflict. I will be speaking on the global contextualization of the conflict, particularly in regard to the Soviet Union. As described by Ruben Berrios and Cole Blasier in Peru and the Soviet Union (1969-1989): Distant Partners, the same events that would eventually lead to the conflict also opened […] read full post >>

This week’s lecture topic focuses mainly on the violence that erupted within Latin America during the 1960s, through to the 80s. One of the things I found most interesting after reading about this period, is the level of blurriness that was clearly evident in politics and society at that time. Whilst it is easier to […] read full post >>

This week’s lecture topic focuses mainly on the violence that erupted within Latin America during the 1960s, through to the 80s. One of the things I found most interesting after reading about this period, is the level of blurriness that was clearly evident in politics and society at that time. Whilst it is easier to […] read full post >>

It seems to me that there are really only three paths to political power. You can listen to your voters, and honestly try to represent their interests; you can convince your voters that you will look after them, but serve your own (or your parties!) interests first; or you can disregard the will of the […] read full post >>

Analysis of  “Militares y Sendero Luminoso Frente al Sistema Democrático Peruano”     Unlike neighboring countries, Peru never started an official campaign of elimination or indigenous segregation. Therefore, in 1930 the indigenous people represented half of the population of the Andes. However, indigenous communities share a history of land expropriation, people exploitation and cultural exclusion […] read full post >>

Analysis of  “Militares y Sendero Luminoso Frente al Sistema Democrático Peruano”     Unlike neighboring countries, Peru never started an official campaign of elimination or indigenous segregation. Therefore, in 1930 the indigenous people represented half of the population of the Andes. However, indigenous communities share a history of land expropriation, people exploitation and cultural exclusion […] read full post >>

  The latter half of the twenty-tens has been dominated by fear, mistrust and insecurity. As a result of this, the very notion that we know as “truth” has been viciously complicated, especially in regards to the media. This is why we have chosen our group project on Latin America to be centred around the […] read full post >>

  The latter half of the twenty-tens has been dominated by fear, mistrust and insecurity. As a result of this, the very notion that we know as “truth” has been viciously complicated, especially in regards to the media. This is why we have chosen our group project on Latin America to be centred around the […] read full post >>