ANTHRO 3AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Indirect Rule, Settler Colonialism, Islamism
Document Summary
Neo-colonialism: present day colonialism that we don"t think is happening but is in someway. W/o taking over of power; force exerted to transform parts of the world. Transforming rest of the world in accordance to european models. Functionalism: looks at culture; social forms; institutions; examines them in terms of contributions they make to society; how well they ensure harmony of society: colonialism: military, economic, cultural domination a. Africa centered neglect, omission of colonial coercive force: orientalism; christian view on islam becomes part of modern university discipline i. ii. iii. repression and submission no legitimate authority neglect of traditions of popular resistance. No harmonious society in africa; societies being powerfully remade by europe. Disruption of what had been existing forms of government; anthropologists would not mention that. Anthropologists didn"t comment on it b/c they took the village as their focus. Ignored the way that village had army stationed next to it; that it was part of new economy, new government.
