Legacy of Colonialism

• Modernization– Process of cultural and

socioeconomic change whereby less developed countries acquire characteristics of industrialized countries

– Implications?

This lecture begins a series on modern development and globalization. We start with the legacy of colonialism as we are still dealing with its effects today.

Legacy of Colonialism

• Lingering belief that native people are backward

• Reorganization of colonial labor– Primary resource production– Monoculture– Britain and India

• Land loss• Disruption of gender roles• Forced removal of natives• Population loss

This lecture begins a series on modern development and globalization. We start with the legacy of colonialism as we are still dealing with its effects today.

Legacy of Colonialism

• Decolonization– Black Jacobian Revolt

• Haiti, 1791

– Domino effect after WWII• Freedom ideology• Economic stimulation• Neocolonialism

This lecture begins a series on modern development and globalization. We start with the legacy of colonialism as we are still dealing with its effects today.

Legacy of Colonialism

• Rome: http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2037357/ancientRome_Full.jpg

• Renaissance: http://www.mcphee.com/pixlarge/11520.jpg• Enlightenment: http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98mar/images/busts.jpg • Computer: http://i.treehugger.com/files/th_images/dell_computers.jpg• Court:

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060629/060629_Hamdan_hmed.h2.jpg

• India: http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Weekend/images/india20521.jpg

• 1763 map: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/colonization_1600-1700.jpg

• 1800s map (Africa): http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/a/ae/400px-Africamap1812.jpg

• Kikuyu: http://www.piercing.org/pexy/fun_stuff/museum/Kikuyu_of_Nairobi__ear_.jpg

• Slavery: http://www.umich.edu/~ece/student_projects/slavery/aboard.gif• American Holocaust:

http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2007/06/21/PH2007062101981.jpg

• Touissaint L”Ouverture: http://www.nathanielturner.com/fourthworldart1.jpg • American flag:

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/c/c0/250px-Promises.JPG

This lecture begins a series on modern development and globalization. We start with the legacy of colonialism as we are still dealing with its effects today.