[SOCI 254] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (55 pages long)

• School: McGill University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 254
• Professor: Mehri Ghazanjani

Document Summary

Colonialism explains certain development problems: political, economic, social, cultural effects. Post colonial variation: positive and negative economic impacts: imperialism= extension, colonialism= extension of territorial control. Impacts: exploitation, discouraged modern industrialization, dependent non-autonomous development, colonial countries extracting wealth for home country, international division of labour, deep link between late colonialism and the industrial revolution in europe. Racial: indigenous people were less human (west didn"t need to be moral to them) Religious: non-christians were less in the eyes of god, less morally responsible to them. Cultural: other cultures are inferior and must be civilized. Ie east india trading company a: european powers provided charters for these companies, direct rule, french, belgians, germans, portuguese in governing african colonies, stressed policies of assimilation, divide and rule . Indigenous rulers: settler rule, significant number of immigrants from europe, harsh policies towards indigenous populations, south africa, australia, new zealand, north america. British colonialism: white mans burden (exploitation) moral obligation to save non-whites .