British initiatives in Asia differ from one another? The Dutch soon rivaled the Portuguese in the Asian trade network. Their merchants succeeded in displacing the Portuguese from Indonesia. In the cases of the Dutch and English explorations and colonization‚ private companies played a major role To what extent did the British and Dutch trading companies change the societies they encountered in Asia? The British and Dutch were both militarily and economically stronger than the Portuguese. They
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Introduction to Postcolonial Theory By Dr. Dawn Duncan Having worked with Postcolonial Theory for well over a decade now‚ I recognize that not all postcolonialists are on the same page when it comes to the theoretical definition or practice. However‚ as a teacher it is important to me both to teach my students the history of Postcolonial Theory with all its permutations and to articulate my own approach as clearly as possible. To that end‚ over the past few years I have proposed a flexible
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POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN MODERN AFRICAN STATE‚ CAURSE‚ EFFECT AND SOLUTION INTRODUCTION The constant drumbeat of headlines about Darfur‚ Zimbabwe‚ Sudan‚ Somalia‚ Liberia as well as the other states in Africa that are beleaguered by political instability have made the causes of failed states and intra-state political conflicts a major issue‚ both academic and practical. The International Day of Peace which was established by a United Nation resolution in 1982‚ and is marked every year on September
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through a language of international exchange‚ it can reach a wider audience for whom it becomes a useful reference in times of need. The English language attained international prominence due to several reasons; one of the most important being colonization. As in other countries of the Commonwealth‚ English was imposed on Anglophone Africa as a means of easy communication and administrative convenience. It is a historical irony that the same language serves the African writer in voicing his thoughts
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Neocolonialism basically refers to the idea that some countries can control their former colonies (or other less developed countries) by political‚ economic and cultural pressures.The term Neo-colonialism was first coined in 1965 by the president of Ghana‚ Kwame Nkrumah‚ in the book Neo-Colonialism‚ the Last Stage of Imperialism. Neo Colonialism is also defined as a process by which multinational and transnational corporations‚ with or without the aid of rich & powerful developed states‚ use direct
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was born on the 17th of January on Chuttyhunk Island in Southeastern Massachusetts‚ as a free child and a son of an African father and Native American mother. His father‚ named Kofi‚ was a member of the West-African tribe known as Ashanti tribe in Ghana. He was captured there and brought to America when he was ten. He was made a slave of Ebenezer Slocum‚ a Quaker of Dartmouth‚ Massachusetts‚ but the skills of
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I. GEOGRAPHIC AND TOPOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF AFRICA A. Location 1. Africa is the world’s second largest continent with an area of 30‚ 368‚ 609 km2 including adjacent islands. Most of its island is plateau. 2. The continent of Africa is centrally located on the earth’s surface and lies between the Atlantic Ocean in the West and the Indian Ocean in the East. 3. Africa has five distinct regions. The main regions are North Africa‚ West Africa‚ East Africa‚ Central Africa and South Africa. B. Topography
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ANCIENT GHANA AN ANCIENT CIVILIZATION Table of Contents Introduction to Ancient Ghana 3 Geography 3 Religion 3 Daily and Family Life 4 Social Structure 4 Fashion 4 Food 5 Art and Architecture 5 Symbols 5 Attractions 6 Introduction to Ancient Ghana Ancient Ghana is a place where millions of people come to visit to trade. It’s remembered in history as being one of the richest ancient
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Beginning with the voyages of Columbus and other explorers‚ the encounter of the Americas would soon lead to the start of increased trade between Africa‚ Europe‚ and the Americas. This immense trade changed the Atlantic Ocean from a predominantly unclaimed vast ocean into part of the growing maritime empires‚ booming with trade. As the region progressed‚ economic‚ political‚ and social changes occurred rapidly due to the emergence of the Triangular Trade Route and the Trans- Atlantic Slave Trade
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pottery up and down the Niger river as far as 750 kilometers (450 miles) away. Mali began as one of the districts in the Kingdom of Ghana. Around 1230 CE‚ Ghana collapsed and Mali took over. In time‚ they grew to be larger than Ghana! The new king‚ Sundiata‚ was young and clever. He was a very good king. One of the first things he did‚ when he became king after Ghana collapsed‚ was to restore trade with the neighbors. He recognized that trade was critical to Mali’s survival and growth. He expanded
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