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, […]
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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
Alexander Dawson, a history professor at the Simon Fraser University considers modernity to be a concept with four different elements: Innovation: societies that are constantly innovating will, by default, be constantly improving. Emancipation: modern societies are continuously becoming freer, slavery … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with James Creelman, Mexico, modernity, Porfirio Díaz, Secularization
Alexander Dawson, a history professor at the Simon Fraser University considers modernity to be a concept with four different elements: Innovation: societies that are constantly innovating will, by default, be constantly improving. Emancipation: modern societies are continuously becoming freer, slavery … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with James Creelman, Mexico, modernity, Porfirio Díaz, Secularization
I absolutely loved this week’s reading, specially the interview of Creelman to Porfirio Diaz, most of the documents so far have been a little boring or hard for me but this one… i simply surprised myself devouring the text and finishing it before i realized. Dawson’s interview couldn’t describe better what i’ve always understood (what … Sigue leyendo Week 7 – Modernity an Modernization in Mexico →
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Once again, I am absolutely fascinated by what we’re learning this week. I think that it is so interesting learning about the history of Latin America, especially because in high school all I was taught was the history of Europe, Canada, and a little bit of the United States. My education has been very focussed […]
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Echeverria’s The Slaughterhouse was very hard to read. Not only was it told from the perspective of an elite with deeply rooted racist opinions, but the tone of the story is one of dejected acceptance of the inevitable loss of … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs, Week 5 | Tagged with barbarism, Capitalism, caudillos, Echeverría, independence, interlocutors, liberalism, Mexico, state
It costs an arm and a leg… In case of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, fighting for Mexican independence literally cost him a leg. This week, we continue with our topic of “independence” in Latin America in the 19th century. What I found most amusing during our reading was the life of this 11-time Mexican president/General. … Continue reading Week 5
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This week we’re are discussing the role of Caudillos in the course of post-independence Latin America. I think a good place to start is with this quote from the Dawson text. “ They (caudillos) were figures who entered the vacuum of power left by the collapse of the Spanish colonial state and who offered hope […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 5 | Tagged with Bolívar, Brazil, caudillo, clientelism, independence, Mexico, Nation state, Santa Anna
This week we’re are discussing the role of Caudillos in the course of post-independence Latin America. I think a good place to start is with this quote from the Dawson text. “ They (caudillos) were figures who entered the vacuum of power left by the collapse of the Spanish colonial state and who offered hope […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 5 | Tagged with Bolívar, Brazil, caudillo, clientelism, independence, Mexico, Nation state, Santa Anna
