With the turn of the twentieth century in Mexico, social forces that had long been oppressed by Porfirio Diaz’s regime saw in his promise for fair elections in 1910, an opportunity to act. What becomes clear, however, is that those emerging social movements are not as homogenous, hierarchically organized nor as experienced in governance as the existing regime. Though these various actors in the Mexican Revolution could agree that something should change, what, and how things should change was far from consensus. Does an increasing political consciousness among peasant and…read more
Posted in Blogs, Week 8 | Tagged with Bolshevik Revolution, globalization, governance, heterogeneity, homogeneity, International socialism, Jose Vasconselo, Mexican Revolution, peasant class, pluralism, Porfirio Díaz, revolution, Rubén Darío, semana tragica, twentieth century, USA Imperialism, Working class
This week’s readings could have been titled: Populist leaders and the power or the Radio. People like Juan and Eva Peron (Argentina), Getulio Vargas (Brazil), Jorge Elieser Gaitan (Colombia), were categorized as ‘populist’ leaders but I would say that more than populist; they were smart enough to find a way to be charismatic, relatable, and […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 10 | Tagged with Argentina, latin america, Populist, Working class
This week’s readings could have been titled: Populist leaders and the power or the Radio. People like Juan and Eva Peron (Argentina), Getulio Vargas (Brazil), Jorge Elieser Gaitan (Colombia), were categorized as ‘populist’ leaders but I would say that more than populist; they were smart enough to find a way to be charismatic, relatable, and […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 10 | Tagged with Argentina, latin america, Populist, Working class
