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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Colonial Latin America"”.
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Ngo Imperialistic Invasion of Latin America: Yanquis Go Home
<p>In post-colonial Latin America a new imperialist agent is lurking under the guise of altruism. This research combines a thorough literature review, a case study, and two personal narratives to argue that NGOs serve a neoliberal agenda and are not held accountable to the people who they claim to …
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Incomplete Conquests in the Philippine Archipelago, 1565-1700
… in 1565 opened up trade between China, Latin America and Europe via the Pacific crossing, changing the history of global trade forever. The traditional understanding of the early colonial period in the Philippines suggests that colonial control spread rapidly and peacefully across the …
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Gender, Violence, and Piety: Performance of Masculinity in Colonial Potosi
… of such masculinity and how it was performed in Colonial Potosí. I ague that three main characteristics displayed by male Potosinos --violent behavior, piety, and gender relations-- were brought about by the Imperial Villa's particular circumstances: a) isolation in harsh physical conditions; b) …
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The Culture of the Good Death in Seventeenth-Century Mexico City
… often lived short and harsh lives. According to colonial citizens, the beliefs and practices of the Good Death signified the partaking of final sacraments and a courage in facing the end of life where the dying person ultimately liberated his/her soul into the purgatorial afterworld. Most urban …