GS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Nationstates, Industrial Revolution, Connotation
Document Summary
Governance and international organizations a political view on the 20th. Modern system of governance rooted in development of nation-state and decline of colonial empire: then france, england, russia. By early 1900s italy and germany trying to found colonies in africa. Westphalia brought end to religious wars, values are state-centric and at center of global system of power and order: i. e. they place countries/nation-state at heart of international affairs. Populations homogeneous (japan) or diverse (canada) (cid:498)the great game(cid:499) Generally refers to struggle for power and land amongst colonial powers in late 19th/early 20th centuries: specifically, british suspicion of french/russian attempts to expand into central asia. Colonialism caused rivalries b/t european empires: in theory these states were dedicated to respecting each others sovereignty, in practice this became a competition b/t colonial powers to expand reach, power and resources. Allies china, france, russia, uk and us.
