W2L1 - What is an Empire Flashcards
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Definitions
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- Lexical definitions associated with dictionaries
- Definitions as descriptions
- Definitions as interpretative guides
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Differentiating characteristics of an empire
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- Size
- Diversity
- Usually by conquest
- Center and periphery
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Empire
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An empire is a large, composite, multi-ethnic or multinational political unit, usually created by conquest and divided between a dominant center and subordinate (sometimes far) peripheries.
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Imperialism
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- Category of political actions (military, legal, religious, culture, etc)
- Meant to maintain the dominance of the center, hierarchy & distinction
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Imperialism or
Imperial Repertories within Socio-Historical Context
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- Not all empires are alike
- Imperialism involves a dynamic past/tradition and innovation
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Themes or considerations
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- Politics of Difference
- Imperial Intermediaries
- Imperial Intersections
- Imperial Imaginaries
- Repertories of Power
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Colonialism
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- More specific and strictly political system of rule on one group over another
- First group claims the right to exercise exclusive sovereignty over the second, shaping its destiny
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Colonisation
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Large-scale population movements, where the migrants maintain strong links with their
former country, gaining significant privileges over other
inhabitants of the territory
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Settler colonialism
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- When colonisation takes place under the
protection of clearly colonial political
structures - Often involves the settlers entirely
dispossessing earlier inhabitants or
instituting legal and other structures
which systematically disadvantage them.
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Does imperialism = colonialism
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- No
- There are some empires that engage in colonialism; however, it is not a defining characteristic of empires.
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Imperialism vs colonialism
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- Imperialism involves expanding power and influence over other countries, often indirectly.
- Colonialism involves directly taking control of and settling in another country.
