PSCI252 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Atlantic Slave Trade, Socalled, Triangular Trade
3 Feb 2015
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Lecture 3 september 24 colonialism and its legacy. Imperialism vs. colonialism: establishing governments, expansion of empire, culture, what is imperialism, creation or maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural and territorial relationship between states in the form of an empire through domination and subordination. 1492-1776 global expansion: voyages of discovery, columbus"s journey across the atlantic, vasco da gama"s trip around africa to india, magellan"s trip around the world, dutch expeditions to the cape of good hope. The first wave: iberian expansion of the 1500s: central and south america. The second wave: era of chartered trading companies 1600s 1770s: south asia, south east asia and african coast. The third wave: the scramble for africa 1880-1914. Companies that trade: government empowers company through charter. Chartered trading corporations: dutch east india company (voc) 1602-1799, british east india company (eic) 18th century, hudson"s bay company (1670)
