SOC203H1 Lecture Notes - Proletariat, Anthony Giddens, New Imperialism
Document Summary
Seneca: letter written to his mother when he being exiled, not being committed to suicide. Point made to distinguish btwn migration and imperialism: exploitation btwn the newcomer and the native. Neo imperialism: a term often used to refer to the relations btwn the. Us and countries that are less developed in the post war period. Not transparently imperialistic, but nonetheless there are some forms of exploitation that are apparent in these relationships. Prof. veugelers discusses neo-imperialism b/c: the debate that marx opens up when talking about the british presence in india is not closed. Status can be looked at hierarchically but also in another way discussed by. Association as a source of social closure- the history of being in the country for a long time is a source of honour. The insiders that want to keep other ppl outside will think of ppl outside as stigmatized, dirty, undistinguished, undesirable. Weber will make this distinction using examples of marriage.
