SOC 377 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Nervous Conditions, Jean-Paul Sartre, Second Matabele War
25 Apr 2019
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Stages of Colonialism
Colonialism as a complex social structure
Colonialism and the rise of capitalism
Colonialism in Africa and Asia
- Monopoly trade and revenue appropriation
- Exploitation through tarde
- Era of foreign investments and international competition for colonies
Colonial Plunder and Wealth of Nations
- “Spain owned the cow, others drank the milk”
- Expert of bullion, cotton, and sugar to promote development in Europe
- Development of underdevelopment
- The Americans as different types of settler colonies
Monopoly Trade and Revenue Appropriation
- Monopoly of trade with the colony
- Direct appropriation of surplus through stable power
- Element of plunder (power of prices)
- No basic charge to the structure of authority or physical infrastructure
Exploitation through trade
- To develop the colony as a subordinate trading partner
- Large-scale social transformation under the ideology of the “white man’s burden”
Era of Foreign Trade
- Colonies as avenues for investment
- Nationalism and the glorification of empire dampers social conflict at home
- Areas that had already been colonized in Asia and Africa unsuitable for new investments
Nature of the Colonial State
- Integral part of the colonial economy
- Intervene directly in the economy
- Metropolitan capital exerts control through the colonial state
- Serves as a channel for surplus appropriation
- Colonial armies as cannon fodder
- Transparency of exploitation to liberation movements
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Indigenous Conceptions of Colonialism:
Document Summary
Era of foreign investments and international competition for colonies. Spain owned the cow, others drank the milk . Expert of bullion, cotton, and sugar to promote development in europe. The americans as different types of settler colonies. Direct appropriation of surplus through stable power. No basic charge to the structure of authority or physical infrastructure. To develop the colony as a subordinate trading partner. Large-scale social transformation under the ideology of the white man"s burden . Nationalism and the glorification of empire dampers social conflict at home. Areas that had already been colonized in asia and africa unsuitable for new investments. Metropolitan capital exerts control through the colonial state. Serves as a channel for surplus appropriation. Colonialism and indigenous patriarchal structures in zimbabwe. Set in colonial thodisi now zimbabwe. Distinction between vertical violence and horizontal violence . Englishness alienates the black colonial elite from their ancestors. Sustains and reinforces positions as shona patriarch.
