What was most impressive to me this week was the power that was given to the one article by the journalist, James Creelman, after his interview with Porfirio Diaz. Written in 1908, just two years before the Mexican Revolution, Creelman … Continue reading →
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In Dawson’s reading this week, we read about how stability is subjective. That, stability & order for one group, may, in fact, be instability for another. Or, stability at one level, may be instability at another level (ie. national centres … Continue reading →
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For this week’s theme, we discussed the idea of modernization, specifically in 18th century Mexico. Dawson lists the main features…
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Unfortunately, this week I was not very inspired by the subject that we discussed because it seems to be all too similar to what we have now happening in our world. Dawson explains how Latin America had resources that were desired by the big ‘World Powers’ and just by looking at Latin American countries today, […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 7 | Tagged with development, exploitation, Mexico, modernity
Unfortunately, this week I was not very inspired by the subject that we discussed because it seems to be all too similar to what we have now happening in our world. Dawson explains how Latin America had resources that were desired by the big ‘World Powers’ and just by looking at Latin American countries today, […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 7 | Tagged with development, exploitation, Mexico, modernity
Before this week, I did not know much about this time period in Latin American history. The way that it is illustrated in our readings make it out to be the time when Latin America really grew. There were several aspects that I found interesting that I would like to address. First of all, I […]
Before this week, I did not know much about this time period in Latin American history. The way that it is illustrated in our readings make it out to be the time when Latin America really grew. There were several aspects that I found interesting that I would like to address. First of all, I […]
This topic of the export boom and modernity is definitely a topic whose tone changes depending on who’s telling the story. A Mexican elite, a new factory worker, or an American investor might’ve spoken highly of Díaz’s presidency. On the other hand, these new benefits were only possible from the exploitation of so many who […]
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Originally, I was going to talk about the bulk of Dawson’s 4th chapter “The Export Boom as Modernity”. I was going to discuss Dawson’s interview and how he talked about the different features that constitutes a “Modern Society” (Innovation, ethos of emancipation, secularization, and universalism”… But then I read the excerpt in the textbook: James …
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Originally, I was going to talk about the bulk of Dawson’s 4th chapter “The Export Boom as Modernity”. I was going to discuss Dawson’s interview and how he talked about the different features that constitutes a “Modern Society” (Innovation, ethos of emancipation, secularization, and universalism”… But then I read the excerpt in the textbook: James …
Posted in Blogs, Week 7 | Tagged with Dawson, modernity in mexico, profirio diaz
