GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Eurocentrism, Pass Laws
15 Jul 2015
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European colonization of africa began in 1884 with the berlin conference. Product of european rivalries: eurocentric notions of civilization and demands for resources. Legacy: 10,000 kingdoms to 40 colonies: negotiation amongst european powers resulted in overlapping borders. Re-orientation of economies: infrastructure built for getting resources off the continent. Wealth and poverty were created as a part of colonialism: continue to be created due to terms of international trade and land grabs. * first europeans to settle on the southern tip of africa: dutch. 1800"s and early 1900"s: severe racial discrimination in africa. White" wealth was built on exploited labour of non-whites". Goal of white settlers: exploit the labour of blacks and resources. Pass laws: blacks denied right to vote or own land outside of reserves (needed permission to do things from the colonial authority) Official policy of racial segregation (1948 1994); goal to keep whites in power and different races separate.
