Colonialism ​
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Control of land and resources for the benefit of the colonizer
The colonizer is often a country, but can also be companies, merchants, etc.
[!abstract] Settler-colonialism
Colonialism where colonizers settle (as opposed to simply colonialism)
In South Asia ​
Motivation ​
- Spices, muslin & calico
- European trading rivalries
Consequence of colonialism ​
- Political:
- Administration: civil service and legal system
- Judicial system: courts, judges, magistrates
- Socio-cultural:
- Education: schools, colleges, universities
- Social reform to improve status of women
- Mutuality in marriage
- Racism and categorization
- Racial distancing
- Used to justify colonisation
- "White Man's burden"
- Economic:
- Revenue: taxes
- Impoverishment
- Export of raw materials to colonizing country
- Tea
- Jute
- Indigo
- Import of manufactured goods from colonizing country
- De-industrialisation
- Cultural:
- Language
- English, French, Dutch, ...
- Social norms
- Language
Consequence of decolonization ​
The South-Asian states adopted the Westminster parliamentary system.
India inherited an established state structure. => more stable democracy
Sri Lanka and Nepal inherited a weak state structure.
Pakistan and Bangladesh had to assemble state structures.
The states attempted to draw support by invoking social values and local cultures and forming distinct identities.
The smaller states ally with larger powers outside of S.-A. => unstable regional relations
Ajitani Hifumi