Alec Dawson on the export boom (video)
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*I accidentally wrote for Week 8 last week so feel free to scroll down or use the categories on the right to find my post* (づ。◕‿‿◕。)づ James Creelman, a Canadian-born journalist from the United States, became famous after interviewing Mexico’s president Porfirio Díaz in Chapultepec, Mexico in 1908. Reading Creelman’s interview with Díaz is …
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While watching this weeks video I found myself interested by the suggestions that the appearance of modernity and true modernization are two very different things. I think when most of us imagine a modern society we do think of outward … Continue reading →
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While watching this weeks video I found myself interested by the suggestions that the appearance of modernity and true modernization are two very different things. I think when most of us imagine a modern society we do think of outward … Continue reading →
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