Aphra Behn- Oroonoko; or‚ the Royal Slave (1688) Oroonko; or the Royal Slave is considered the first antislavery novel‚ in which Aphra Behn illustrates the value of her protagonist‚ Prince Oroonoko‚ and depicts the general point of view towards the slaves. However‚ this analysis only deals with an extract of the novel‚ presenting the purpose of the narrator‚ in this case I would say Aphra Behn‚ and the description of the protagonist. Now‚ in order to find out who the narrator is‚ recognizing
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Africa 10 A frica lies south of Europe and southwest of Asia. Geographically it is about three times the size of the United States‚ excluding Alaska and Hawaii. At its northeast corner is Egypt‚ which is connected to the Sinai Peninsula—and hence to the Asian continent by a very narrow strip of land. This is the only spot where Africa touches another continent; otherwise‚ it is surrounded by water. The Mediterranean Sea separates it from Europe in the north; the Red Sea and Gulf of
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politics. Post-colonialism became part of international relations in the 1990s and is therefore a relatively young approach. It did not start as a branch of international relations‚ but it challenges the basis of IR theories and in particular the “eurocentrism” of the IR theories. The main idea of post-colonialism is that it refuses the idea that nation-states are always the key actors in international relations and it rather focuses on the view on events from colonized parts of the world instead of
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1 CHAPTER 10: THE WORLD SYSTEM AND COLONIALISM I. Introduction A. Truly isolated societies do not exist today (and probably have never existed). B. The modern world system refers to a world in which nations are economically and politically interdependent. II. The World System A. The world system and the relations between the countries within that system are shaped by the world capitalist economy. B. The increasing dominance of international trade during and after the 15th century led to
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Ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one’s own ethnic culture. The concept of ethnocentrism has proven significant in the social sciences‚ both with respect to the issue of whether the ethnocentric bias of researchers colors the data they obtain‚ and the findings from research in anthropology and sociology. Such research has revealed ethnocentrism in every culture around the world‚ based on a number reasons‚ including religion‚ language‚ customs‚ culture
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In her 2010 film Tambien la Lluvia‚ Iciar Bollain certainly makes the deleterious consequences of colonial‚ and neo-colonial exploitation clear. From the very outset of the movie‚ the viewer is bombarded with the parallelism between the film’s plot and its context; Tambien la Lluvia portrays a Western film crew from Spain attempting to film a movie depicting Columbus’ arrival to the New World‚ a film they opt to shoot in Bolivia to capitalize on the cheap labour provided by Bolivian people who‚ during
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into which a synthesis could go (and maybe has gone). 1. Shared Assumptions Both theories seem to have some ‘faith in the efficacy of urban-based industrial growth’ (Potter et al. 2008‚ p. 942). Interestingly‚ even though Frank accuses MT of Eurocentrism (1966‚ p. 17)‚ he never reflects whether industrialisation per se (with all the institutions that come with it) is a European concept in itself‚ a consideration I would have expected (Frank 1966‚ 1975). This shows that both scholars share the following
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is not easy and archeologists take their time to make sure they do not ruin the artifacts or bones. (http://www.nps.gov/efmo/forteachers/so-what-does-an-archeologist-do.htm) Bahn points out that archeologist have to‚ “face accusation of racism‚ Eurocentrism‚ neocolonialism‚ grave-robbing‚ and male chauvinism” (Bahn‚ 80). So‚ why do Native Americans want to make sure all their ancestors are kept buried if archeologists treat them respectfully? James Riding In thinks that the remains of prehistoric
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International Relations Glossary Nation State A form of political organization under which a relatively homogeneous people inhabits a sovereign state. Sovereignty Denotes a single‚ supreme political decision-making authority. In early modern Europe the Monarch was the Sovereign. In modern states sovereignty tends to lie with the executive arm of government. A controversial term‚ sovereignty relies on authority‚ not power. That is‚ the sovereign claims the right or authority to decide matters
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Art is a complicated subject in the archaeological record because of how inherently vague the definition of art is. There are various ways and mediums in which to express creativity‚ making it difficult to interpret the different forms‚ or to understand and deduce the meaning or reasoning behind it‚ especially before the invention of writing and throughout various extinct cultures. There is also a problem in interpreting artistic expressions of the past based on the classifications and aesthetics
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