Geography 1400F/G Lecture 8: 8 Lecture 14/10/2015
16 Feb 2016
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Imperialism and the making of the modern world. Long-term decline = european trade on coast. Virtually the entire commercial economy of the west coast of africa between the 16th- 19th century was organized to facilitate the capturing of . European commerce + slave trade mutates trajectory. In short, still great diversity, but fundamentally altered. England in the 19th century: the workshop of the world . England: the birthplace of the industrial revolution and most powerful imperial force. Synergy with imperialism and tropical commodities (e. g. cotton, sugar) Industrial development starts with britain, then spreads with france, etc. Rising industrial and economic competition in europe. Late 19th century: an orgy of imperial gluttony - john isbister. Arbitrary boundaries created with no relation to existing cultures, states, languages, physical geography. The british went for india and indonesia. The united states went for the philippines. Increasing shift from trade to direct control (e. g. tea, cotton, coffee, palm oil, rubber, etc. )
