As we have discussed previously, Latin America is an extremely diverse place. This, combined with the residual left by the casta system, leads to a separation of groups; a lack of national solidarity. This has various effects. From last week we learned these barriers resulted in the unequal distribution of modernization/progress, that the benefits ofContinue reading “Week 8: Signs of Crisis in a Gilded Age”
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The resonating theme for this week’s reading to me was ‘conflict’ – and it seems this has been the case for a great deal of the last few weeks’ readings. Conflict between Latin America and the encroaching imperialism of the … Continue reading →
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The resonating theme for this week’s reading to me was ‘conflict’ – and it seems this has been the case for a great deal of the last few weeks’ readings. Conflict between Latin America and the encroaching imperialism of the … Continue reading →
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To me, there was an especially interesting passage in this week’s reading: “When Porfírio Díaz changed his mind and won an obviously fixed election (notable for the fact that Madero was jailed before election and then exiled), middle-class optimism turned to rage.” What struck me wasn’t the middle-class rage, but what caused it. Here areContinue reading “Week 8: Signs of Crisis in a Gilded Age”
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During last week’s discussion, we learned about the beginning concept of modernity in Mexico, and briefly touched on the event of the Mexican Revolution. This week’s discussion, being a continuation of last week’s topic of modernity, introduced many more narratives of the Mexican Revolution besides Creelman’s. This week, we were able to explore the ideas […]
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This week I felt slightly caught up in what seemed to be a never ending cycle of revolution. Listening to…
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This week I felt slightly caught up in what seemed to be a never ending cycle of revolution. Listening to…
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Last week, the reading and our class discussion reviewed the positive outcomes and impressive national expansions throughout Latin America during the golden age of the export boom. The featured document, James Creelman’s interview with dictator Porfirio Diaz, presented a biased view of Diaz as a, “hero of the Americas”, and his unmorally successful modernization ofContinue reading “Week 8: The Mexican Revolution’s Full Picture; Elite and Rural Perspectives”
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Hello, all. Since there is no online lecture linked to this week’s material and classes, I will be commenting on an interview assigned to us, entitled “The Mexican Revolution”. To start, I will comment on the claim “Revolution is a claim of ownership on history”. This is an interesting claim, but only partially true. Revolutions […]
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Hello, all. Since there is no online lecture linked to this week’s material and classes, I will be commenting on an interview assigned to us, entitled “The Mexican Revolution”. To start, I will comment on the claim “Revolution is a claim of ownership on history”. This is an interesting claim, but only partially true. Revolutions […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Chiapas, government, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Quebec, Sovereignty and Independence, Zapata, Zapatistas
