At the beginning of this week’s chapter, Dawson points out that, “We can transform certain victims… into romantic figures…[which] may…
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 →
This week we see struggles in the region caused by an increasing influence of the Cold War and the ideologies of the period. What is interesting in many of these cases of violence are the problems of land, along with problems in the rural areas where most of the peasantry was. Also, it seems that […]
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I recently researched about the highest homicide rates among cities around the world and I was left with the staggering number of 41 out of the top 50 highest cities being from Latin America. Furthermore, through further reading of the article the site illustrates that the source of these homicides in latin america are largely […]
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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 […]
This week we see struggles in the region caused by an increasing influence of the Cold War and the ideologies of the period. What is interesting in many of these cases of violence are the problems of land, along with problems in the rural areas where most of the peasantry was. Also, it seems that […]
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This week, Dawson discussed the tumultuous period between the 1960s and the 1990s experienced by the majority of Latin American countries, due to the violent conflicts between the state and revolutionary forces. The author calls attention to the fact that before the start of the period, democratic institutions such as free press and political opposition […]
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