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My group’s Week is number 9 – Commerce, Coercion and America’s Empire. It discusses the history of the North American influence in Latin America, driven by an ambition to control the region and increase wealth. It talks about how that was done through a division of labour that favored the North Americans and put the […] read full post >>

There is so much to say about this week’s topic, and I am having a difficult time trying to find where to start! I guess I will begin with the definition of the word “terror”, which is referred to as the use of extreme fear in the intent to intimidate people. In the case of … Continue reading "WEEK 11: The Terror" read full post >>

At the beginning of this week’s chapter, Dawson points out that, “We can transform certain victims… into romantic figures…[which] may... read full post >>

For one of my group’s sources on “Power to the People”, I have chosen: Plotkin, Mariano Ben. 2002. Mañana es San Perón: A cultural history of Peron’s Argentina. Wilmington, Del: Scholarly Resources. This book goes beyond the exploration of the political tools and manipulation used by Peron’s populist government and looks into the social and […] read full post >>

For one of my group’s sources on “Power to the People”, I have chosen: Plotkin, Mariano Ben. 2002. Mañana es San Perón: A cultural history of Peron’s Argentina. Wilmington, Del: Scholarly Resources. This book goes beyond the exploration of the political tools and manipulation used by Peron’s populist government and looks into the social and […] read full post >>

The document, “The Massacre”, really embodies the title of this week’s chapter. The description of the massacre that occurred in Peru’s countryside was horrifically violent. I had no idea about Peru’s Civil War and so this week’s video, readings, and documents were all very informative for me. I think that the last paragraph in the […] read full post >>

When we look at the history of South America in the 20th century,  we see that the 1930s and the 1940s was an important period of reforms aimed at inclusion, political incorporation, and state building. However, in the case of Peru, this was not particularly the case. Peru has a history of truncated attempts at […] read full post >>

Saka, Mark Saad. “6: The Capitalization of the Countryside, 1856–1884.” For God and Revolution: Priest, Peasant, and Agrarian Socialism in the Mexican Huasteca , University of New Mexico Press, 2013, pp. 83–102. Chapter 6: The Capitalization of the Countryside, 1856-1884 from Mark Saad Saka’s For God and Revolution depicts the exploitation of the indigenous Huasteca […] read full post >>

In the past century, development all over the world has progressed so rapidly it’s hard to keep track of the eras being experienced in other nations. While the 90s in the Western World was modernized and relatively safe, parts of Latin America were still frequently experiencing barbaric levels of terror and violence. I imagine it … Continue reading WEEK 11: The Terror → read full post >>

The document, “The Massacre”, really embodies the title of this week’s chapter. The description of the massacre that occurred in Peru’s countryside was horrifically violent. I had no idea about Peru’s Civil War and so this week’s video, readings, and documents were all very informative for me. I think that the last paragraph in the […] read full post >>