POLI 227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sub-Saharan Africa, European Colonialism, Civilizing Mission
30 Mar 2013
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Dvlpmt is complex there are many aspects to dvlpmt, which must all be taken into acct. For a long time, europe didn"t care about africa except for as a source of slaves. 18th century: european colonialism begins; on the eve of ww1, most of africa is under euro political control. Already a great pwr under the ottomans. Beginning of the 19th century: ottoman pwr began to fade. Pre-ww1: some euro control of middle east. Btwn ww1 and ww2: former ottoman possessions briefly came under euro control. Modernization approach: colonialism is part and parcel of dvlpmt (econ changes partly spurred by outside actions) Though it happened more quickly in this time, not very diff from modernization. Dvlping world had" to undergo the changes colonialism brought. Dvlpmt theorists argue that colonialism put in place a relationship that made it very hard for countries to dvlp. Settler regimes, new social order based on race and class.
