POLI 324 Chapter Notes -Overconsumption, Covenant Of The League Of Nations, International Relations
Document Summary
The african colonial state and its political legacy. Three features that make the african colonial state stand out: conquest of africa much more competitive than that in other regions. There were multiple competitors for given territories: colonial-state building in africa was a far more comprehensive culture than in asia or the middle-east (although similar to that of the americas). Phase i of the african colonial state: construction. Internal logic of the growth of the colonial african state based on: hegemony, security, autonomy, legitimation and revenue: hegemony being the key to security. In an attempt to stop the scramble of africa to turn into a european war, 1884-1885 berlin. Conference, the concept of hegemony imperative was developed. Basically, for a colonizer had to validate his claim to an african territory by establishing the rudimentary infrastructure of hegemonic institutions (military outposts, modest networks of administrative centers)- idea of. Effective occupation. : military supremacy was indispensable to the achievement of hegemony.
