ANTH 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Global Affairs Canada, Cockfight, Lifestraw
29 Mar 2017
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Haven for thinkers like decartes or copernicus. Colonialism isn"t an automatic thing, it doesn"t have to happen. Spain, by contrast, would follow a different path. The dutch dominated trade in the 17th century. The dutch dominated 75% of the trade into europe in the 1600"s and 1700"s, most of their emphasis was on trade and how to make the most money. Goal was to create an entirely french state. Colonies were created as a place to send people. The british were seeking new resources and raw materials. Slavery was eventually banned in the french, british and later the american culture. Slavery would diminish as they started to introduce. Use of informal controls in china and india. Slower to move through africa sahara desert, islam and zululand. By world war 1 british empire was largest in world. 458 million people (1/5 of the world"s population) King george v (1911) as king of uk, british dominions and emperor of india.
