CAS IR 373 Chapter Notes - Chapter Herbst Ch. 3: Authoritarianism, Uti Possidetis, Igbo People
25 Nov 2017
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Factors leading to scramble pg 67 maps: advancing weaponry in mid 1880s, medicine for malaria, european rivalry, lack of other land to conquer. Colonial structure: avoided invasion of interior b/c, lack of commercial opportunity, monarchical, patriarchal, authoritarian (this was ubiquitous amongst the colonial powers) Germany cameroon, togo: violent repression of opposition, strict, penal system form of productionism, before scramble: influence through. Decentralized despotism (mamdani: struggle for legitimacy and control over the people, despots were agents of the colonial power, but not legitimate, more local leaders called upon to impose legal structures, including taxation. The scramble for africa: strategic considerations and rivalries, commercial pressures, diplomatic intrigue, philanthropic intentions, evangelization, grandiose ambition. Immediate cause: king leopold ii declared in 1884 doc as his property. Rules: effective occupation, treatises signed with local leaders to avoid more conflict. Imposition of european nation-state onto the african political system: series of artificial states with little resemblance to the classic def.
