POLS1701 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Indirect Rule, Social Forces, Work Ethic
Lecture 4 - 20/03 - Colonialism and Legacies
MT ignores how stages of dev./situations of countries came about
historical legacies of inequality continue to influence global politics
domination, resistance, contestation, lasting patterns of wealth accumulation
social and political transformation in Europe
Industrial dev. + social transformation - reorganisation of labour forces into factories
new rhythm of life, society + historical era
police force assembled to control resistance
exploitable sectors became forced to work in factories - unions dominated by males
demonstrates dev. impacting upon gender equality
changes in consumption patterns - increase in consumption + large-scale production
therefore plantation workers experiences connected with the industrialisation of
Europe
Dispossession, enslavement, plantation complexes
four Cs
indirect rule - e.g. companies employing locals, divide and rule
made possible by collaborating with locals
techniques of colonial rule had been trialled on populations within Europe - e.g.
plantations in Ireland
Techniques of dom. became part of toolkit of dominant elites
impact of colonialism = avalanche - transformative effects on populations
changed economies + political/social relations
natives seen as units of labour + property - lives restructured to ensure production
increase
forced education
private ownership of public land - forests bought by British
monocultures ruined ecosystems
dev = industrialisation + regulation of its destructive social forces
even in Europe, Indus. experienced unequally
Creation of markets = need for railroads, tech, energy, construction of trade routes (e.g.
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Document Summary
Lecture 4 - 20/03 - colonialism and legacies. Mt ignores how stages of dev. /situations of countries came about historical legacies of inequality continue to influence global politics domination, resistance, contestation, lasting patterns of wealth accumulation social and political transformation in europe. Dispossession, enslavement, plantation complexes four cs indirect rule - e. g. companies employing locals, (cid:1684)divide and rule(cid:1685) made possible by (cid:1684)collaborating with locals(cid:1685) techniques of colonial rule had been (cid:1684)trialled(cid:1685) on populations within europe - e. g. plantations in ireland. Creation of markets = need for railroads, tech, energy, construction of trade routes (e. g. panama canal) Congo example: congo given to belgian leader king leopold lots of rubber in the congo deaths of 1000s creation of plantations essential to industrialisation organised systems of production - linked to trade relations. Justifications of colonialism: (cid:1684)white man(cid:1685)s burden(cid:1685) - colonial supremacy. Construction of other cultures in negative terms backwardness lack of (cid:1684)industriousness(cid:1685) - (cid:1684)saving them from dangerous idleness(cid:1685)
