ANTH 1150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Culture Shock, Ethnocide, Thatching
9 Apr 2013
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Industrial revolution brought mechanized production to many nations and ushered in a second period of colonialism. Industrialized countries could produce more quantities of goods: relied on colonies to provide raw materials. Multinational corporations: definition: are not economically tied to or dependent on any single country. They have manufacturing plants in several countries and move their facilities in search of cheaper labour, lower taxes, and favourable government regulation. Colonialism: definition: the political and economic domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power through conquest, settlement, and exploitation. Post-colonial: refers to study of the interactions between european nations and the societies they colonized, both during colonialism and after. In a broader sense, postcolonial is used to signify a position against imperialism and euro centrism. Colonialism and underdevelopment: colonial dependants (although they furthered development), are the poorer countries today because they helped the development of. The degree of exploitation under colonialism: 4. The conditions under which freedom was obtained: 5.
