GGRA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Credit Mission, Eurocentrism, Mississaugas Of The New Credit First Nation
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Foster, j. b. (1992) introduction, " (columbus and the new world order, 1492- 1992), Frank, a. (1989) the development of underdevelopment," monthly review, 41(2): 37. Place is constructed out of a number of processes and relations that constitute the meaning and physicality of a given locale. More narrowly focused on a specific location, albeit with a recognition of the broad relations that constitute that location. Space is a broader concept than place, which tends to focus on locations. There is a spatiality to all of our activity. Absolute space: fixed, mathematical, and pre- and post-dates human activity. Relational space: much like critical perspectives on place, relational space is constituted out a range of processes. Colonialism and imperialism represent two foundational global processes". Multiple geographical histories inform the making of present day toronto. Colonialism is about control, establishing of economies, settlement, and establishing. Imperialism on the other hand can occur without direct control from the government.
