NO101 Lecture Notes - Subcomandante Marcos, North American Free Trade Agreement, Continentalism
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See reading convergence and divergence for more ideas on the idea of continentalism vs nation-state being the strongest ties. The advancement of the usa and canada while mexico remains underdeveloped compared to the global north. Zapatistas launched an attack on the mexican government in chiapas (same day) highlighting racial and economic inequality in mexico. The government has tried to portray mexico as a first world countrybut behind this picture is the real mexico, the. Mexico millions of indians who live in extreme poverty *+ we"ve shown that in chiapas, the mexican government and a handful of businesses extract all the wealth Economic benefits of trade unevenly distributed (eg mexico, north vs south) *north, south and central america but usually referred to as central america and south. America, north american is seen as developed and above the americas term. History- written as a narrative of the emerging state, often emphasizing uniqueness.
