This mostly forgotten war led to Mexico losing over half its territory and the United States expanding to the Pacific. The lecture examines the political and economic background of the conflict, what led to it, and the roles of such factors as Texas annexation in 1845, slavery, racism, the Democratic and Whig parties, and Manifest... Read more
PBS’s Frontline video about Hurricane Maria “Blackout in Puerto Rico” gives us a look at economic and institutional conditions preceding Maria and what happened in the few months afterwards. In "The Battle for Paradise," Naomi Klein, noted critic of neoliberal economics, describes the opportunism occasioned by natural disasters that are characteristic of neoliberalism.
When
Feb 20th, 2019 1:00 pm
Location
Teatro Santa Ana
La Biblioteca Publica, Reloj 50A, Centro
San Miguel de Allende, GUA
Mexico
La Biblioteca Publica, Reloj 50A, Centro
San Miguel de Allende, GUA
Mexico
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