Colonialism, colonisation, neocolonialism Flashcards
what is the difference between colonialism and colonization
colonisation - activities of the colonisers and responses of the colonized, starting point and end point
colonialism - social process according to Peter Ekeh
what is colonisation
a process that occurred between 1884 and 1960s
1960s average year of African independence
Berlin Conference - Africa allocated to European powers which created the Africa we have today
what did Gann and Duignan do
historiography - places specificity on dates and events
what is colonialism
social process
social movement comparable to other movements
- P Ekeh
effects of social movements are supra individual
- outlive space and time of their occurences
one cannot opt out of their consequences
types of colonisation
- colonies of domination
2. colonies of settlement
what is are colonies of domination
- protectorates
- political dominations
- peaceful independence
what are settler colonies
- large numbers of settlers
- liberation struggles
what are the legacies of settler colonies
- land
- citizenship
- political culture tolerant towards violence
what are the historical motivations of colonisation
1904 Hobson : Colonialism: the Highest Stage of Imperialism
- economic motivations , Europe needed more resources
- economic
what is economic reductionism
economic reductionism tries to explain everything dealing with colonisation in terms of material and economic value, can’t explain anything that isn’t economic
what did Albert Memmi say about non- material motivations of colonialism
Coloniser and The Colonised
internalised oppression
described colonisation as a sexual adventure to challenge economic view
Europe needed an outlet for its social misfits
how did colonialism and colonisation justify a racial hierarchy and need for the “other”
- Europe demonstrate superiority
- colonialism
- self needed the other to be powerful
what is the marxian view of colonialism
- economy and by extension class explains everything
- only try to address issues of colonialism by economic means
- colonialism is an expansion of Europe
significance of W Rodney
wrote how the West Underdeveloped Africa
African states made providers of primary commodities that fuelled European growth
how were colonies economically engineered
designed to supply commodities and raw materials
most african economies were monocultural , undiversified and primary sector reliant
European people set the prices of commodities
