“Take up the white man’s burden/ send forth the best ye breed -“Rudyard Kipling mockingly wrote in 1899‚ he was describing the aggressive European imperialism that took place in the 1880’s. In 1884 Africa was divided up among European nations‚ only two African countries remained independent. One may question‚ what the driving force behind this European imperialism was. Although technology‚ political and cultural causes were factors in the Europeans imperializing Africa‚ ultimately the primary
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Development of New Imperialism Imperialism refers to the domination over subject lands in a larger world. A wide range of motives encouraged European peoples to launch campaigns of domination‚ conquest‚ and control. In modern times‚ the term colonialism means the settlement of colonists in new lands‚ but it also has to do with the political‚ social‚ economic‚ and cultural structures that play a role in enabling imperial powers to dominate subject lands. One way for the development of new imperialism
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Caste (Oxford India Short Introductions). By SURINDER S. JODHKA. New Delhi: Oxford University Press‚ 2012. xvii‚ 201 pp. Rs 195 (paperback). Surinder S. Jodhka’s monograph Caste provides a concise yet very informative history of the complex reality of caste in India. At the same time‚ the author brings together all the major literature available on the issue into a single thread and thereby taking the reader through the timeline of the changing ideas of caste. Hence‚ the book‚ while newly engaging
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The colonial establishment of European in North America began early as the 1490 into the1500s all the way into the 1700s. By the beginning of the eighteen century‚ there were three main colonial empires in the New World; the British‚ French‚ and Spanish empires. They had various differences in societal‚ economic‚ political‚ and religious outlooks. At the start of the seventeenth century the only colonial outpost on the North America mainland was controlled by Spain. Soon‚ other colonial
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While reading Sugar‚ Slavery‚ and Colonialism‚ it was interesting to see the breakdown of Cuba’s population. In 1869‚ the population of Cuba was “1‚399‚809: 763‚176 whites‚ 238‚927 free people of color‚ 34‚420 Asians‚ and 363‚286 slaves” (Pg. 37). This was due to sugar‚ which caused immigrants from Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ and Latin America to come to Cuba and in turn contribute to Cuba’s social‚ cultural‚ and political development. It was in the middle 1700s when Cuban colonists cleverly “took advantage
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The colonialism affected Kenya in both positive and negative ways . It had effects on the land ‚ the people ‚ the economy and much more. According to document one ‚ the changes occurred not long after the Europeans gained their power. The Europeans were able to regulate immigration & basically do as they please . While Kenyans were thrown on the back board . Due to the power of the Europeans ‚ ethnic and racial groups were split up and spread all across Africa. In addition being split up the land
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like to live under other nations‚ however noble and great the latter may be.” Colonialism has occurred countless times throughout history‚ and the effect it has on native cultures is greatly felt by inhabitants of those cultures. Some historians believe that a group loses its identity with the death of its culture. The way history has been written directly affects how our world is today‚ so some could argue that colonialism is necessary. Native people are often deeply troubled by the overtaking of their
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The Politics of Representation in A Passage to India The discussion on A Passage to India as a political fiction has for long been dominated by the followers of a mimetic theory of literature‚ whose quest for empiricism tied to didacticism is achieved when they find the narrative content to be an authentic portrayal of India and a humanist critique of British-Indian relations during the last decades of the Empire. Since the accession of critical methods concerned with representation as an ideological
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close‚ to the Indus River. The dates aren’t very clear but the civilization existed around 3300–1500 BCE. The Indus Valley people were most likely Dravidians‚ who may have been pushed down into south India when the Aryans‚ with their more advanced military technology‚ commenced their migrations to India around 2‚000 BCE. Excavations conducted in the ancient cities of Mohenjodaro and Harappa point to a highly complex civilization‚ they had road‚ sewage systems and gathering centers. These cities were
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destroying the cultural diversity of the world. As one of the oldest nations in the sense of tradition and culture‚ India has been a land of sages‚ saints and various renowned scholars. Countless religious temples and shrines built in different parts of the nation expose the devotion to religion and family that dwells within all aspects of India’s culture. Everything was steady for India until a few decades back. Most of the people were farmers and survived on their pieces of land. They were satisfied
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