HIST 3380 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Eurocentrism, Emily Hobhouse, Scorched Earth
1 Jun 2016
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Hist3380 enemies of the imperial idea: the boar war (imperialism. The enemies of the imperial idea: the weary titan". The enemies" of imperialism were factors: war, democracy, nationalism. : b. e. as the weary titan" to signify many moral duties b. e. to bear". The british empire took upon the moral issues that were not their concern. By 1902, phrase signifies self indulgent and gorged empire the weary titan was a useless entity. Boer war (south african war of 1899-1902) begins reassessment of empire. Boer war first great stain on the reputation of b. e. since the 19th century. Conduct of war criticized by the 20th century. The british expected the war to be over by christmas. Scorched earth policy: destroy parts of the land. B. e. opens doors of criticism never available previously. Post-1900 british campaign against guerilla kommandoes". The rise of concentration (internment) camps to hold unwilling population. 22,000 british dead; 34,000 boer dead, 20,000 non-whites dead.
