SLGY 3233 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Richard Francis Burton, John Hanning Speke, Frantz Fanon
9 Feb 2017
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Exploration began in 15 th century in spain/portugal, england/france in 17 th century. England/ spain/ france claim most of world. Africa mostly conquered by 1914 except liberia, ethiopia. Three reasons for colonialism o they should be grateful to us for civilization o god o gold o glory. Gold o missionaries often treated badly during their efforts o seen as forcing people, especially indeigenous to accept their views. More countries an empire can occupy, the more natural resources it can transport and have. Glory the bigger the empire, the greater the power. Neocolonialism dependence on the mother country after independence (india still having british values and systems even after independence) Frantz fanon colonialism has negative psychological effect on the people resistance to colonial oppression is mentally cathartic activity that cleanses psyche people must therefore rebel. Western institutions and social discourse look at the west as powerful and knowledgable and the east as weak and inefficient.
