HISB93H3 Lecture : lecture 2
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Edward sied - orientalism - relationship with the other Benedict anderson - if you want to look at where the birth of nationalism -- look at colonies (when people leave their homes to colonies, they only exist as a national subject) - underclasses experience a position of power where they are unable to experience in the sphere of a nation state. Colonialism: earlier period, involves the use of colonists and placing them on territory. Imperialists: does not have to involve the use of institutions, administering personnel on the ground (tariffs, customs); can be formal/informal process. National expansion on the continent: russia and austria-hungary. Scramble for africa: the berlin conference (1884 - 1885), fashoda (1898), boer war (1899. Great britain, 4 million sq miles of territory, 66 million people. France, 3 million sq miles 26 million people. Reasons for empire: 1, cultural; 2, economic; 3, political. Ideology of empire: racism and social darwinism.
