colonialism
- Noun:
- A policy or practice of political and economic control over another country or territory: "Colonialism" refers to the system where a powerful nation establishes and maintains colonies in distant territories, exercising authority over them.
- The exploitation of a weaker country by a stronger one: It specifically involves using the weaker country's resources, labor, and markets to strengthen and enrich the colonial power.
- Noun:
- The history of Africa is deeply marked by European colonialism.
- The economic effects of colonialism are still felt in many former colonies today.
- Scholars debate the long-term cultural impacts of colonialism.
"Legacy of colonialism": The enduring social, economic, and political consequences left behind after a colonial period ends.
- The country struggles with the legacy of colonialism, including arbitrary borders and economic dependency.
"Settler colonialism": A specific form where the colonizing power sends its own people to permanently settle and displace the indigenous population.
- The history of Australia is an example of settler colonialism.
"Internal colonialism": A concept describing how a dominant group within a country exploits and subordinates minority groups in a manner similar to classic colonialism.
- Some theorists have used the term internal colonialism to describe certain domestic power structures.
Colonial (adj): Relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonialism.
- The colonial administration imposed new laws.
Colonize (v): To establish control over a people or area, especially by sending settlers.
- Several European nations sought to colonize the Americas.
Colonist (n): A person who settles in a new colony.
- The colonists built a settlement on the coast.
Postcolonial (adj): Occurring or existing after the end of colonial rule.
- Postcolonial literature often examines themes of identity and independence.
- Imperialism: A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force, often overlapping with colonialism.
- Domination: Exercise of control or influence over someone or something.
- Exploitation: The action of making use of and benefiting from resources, often unfairly.
"Decolonization": The process by which colonies become independent of the colonizing country.
- The mid-20th century was a major period of decolonization.
"Neocolonialism": The use of economic, political, or cultural pressure to influence or control a former colony or other developing countries, instead of direct military or political control.
- Critics argue that international debt can be a tool of neocolonialism.
- exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country