This week we looked at Latin America post independence and post-caudillo when national governments began to play a bigger role in the state. As a result of the long periods of civil war, caudillo rule, and general lack of state-governed order that ensued after independence, many Latin American states were left with poor conditions: states […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 7 | Tagged with Creelman, democracy, Diaz, export boom, government, modernity, positivism
I found this week’s discussion of the caudillos really interesting because I saw so many parallels between caudillos and clientelism with today’s political figures and government. Like many political fanatics, I have been trying to understand how Donald Trump won the presidency in the US last year, and after watching how he appeals to his […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 5 | Tagged with caudillos, Esteban Echeverria, government, identity, liberalism, Slaughterhouse, social order
These past few weeks, we have been primarily focusing on the early stages of Latin America. For example, the landing of Christopher Columbus as well as the beginning of the colonial period. However this week, it seems that we have begun a more political chapter of Latin America. Personally, I’ve always found politics less interesting, […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 4 | Tagged with Bolívar, Chávez, Cuba, government, jamaica, Martí, politics, struggle, Venezuela
