Guedea, Virgina. “ The Process of Mexican Independence.” The American Historical Review, vol. 105, no. 1, Feb. 2000, pp. 116–130., https://www.jstor.org/stable/2652439 Accessed: 10-11-2019 23:27 UTC. Written by Virgina Guedea, this academic journal article chronicles Mexico’s journey towards Independence by contextually exploring the historical conflicts within and outside the nation’s borders between 1808-1821. Guedea begins byContinue reading “Primary Source Research Paper (Pt. I)”
Through the assigned readings this week I found the article “brushstrokes” written by Maria Eugenia Echenique compared to the letter by Josefi na Pelliza de Sagasta directed to Maria Echenique very interesting. In a time where Independence of states was being formed and people were taking back their rights and power away from the colonialContinue reading “Week 6: Independence for Everyone”
I felt the description in this weeks lecture of 19th century post independence Latin America as [“Independent nations prolonging the colonial project”] to be interesting and apt. Bolivar and his contemporaries instigated a self serving independence in Latin America. It … Continue reading
I felt the description in this weeks lecture of 19th century post independence Latin America as [“Independent nations prolonging the colonial project”] to be interesting and apt. Bolivar and his contemporaries instigated a self serving independence in Latin America. It … Continue reading
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Another course I am currently undertaking relates to the concept of nationalism (in the context of modern Asia), and suggests that nationalism is only a recent trend born from decolonisation movements. Previously, I had only really associated decolonisation with that … Continue reading →
This week, we are examining the video lectured provided by Professor Beasley-Murray for Week 4, entitled “Independence Narratives, Past and Present”. To begin, one thing that I found of particular interest to me was the fact that, as mentioned early on, modern times were considered to have begun, or at least in European terms, with […]
Studying the history of my country, especially the independence part, is both disappointing and infuriating to me. The disappointment comes from being taught in school that our independence was a direct byproduct of our fight for liberty. I remember that one year we had an illustration competition on Independence Day (September 7), in which theContinue reading “Week 4 – Independence Narratives”
I never really questioned the exact transition of power in Latin America. There always appeared in my head a simple…
During the colonial age of Latin America, powers of different origins set governing rule over a people that did not have a say in what they wanted for or from those in power. These colonizers imposed new government structures and societal forms that created social unrest amongst the populations marginalized by the colonized states. AllContinue reading “Week 4: Generalization Turned Diversification”
