Category: Colonialism

  • International Development, Colonialism, Social Inequality and Class Stratification

    International Development, Colonialism, Social Inequality and Class Stratification Table of Contents Colonialism Types of colonization Evaluation of colonization Social class stratification Social inequalities International development Works Cited Colonialism This is the situation where a country extends its national sovereignty over land beyond its borders. This is by establishment of settler colonies or administrative representatives in…

  • The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Space Colonization

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Space Colonization Introduction It is important to note that with the recent advancements in astrophysics, aerospace engineering, and astronomy, the topic of human space colonization is no longer considered as far-fetched but rather a realistic goal. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is actively working on the project…

  • Colonialism and European Refugee Crisis

    Colonialism and European Refugee Crisis Table of Contents A definition of colonialism Aimé Césaire  Europe is a sick civilization Summary of current refugee crises in Europe Relation between the current crisis and the legacy of colonialism Works Cited A definition of colonialism Colonialism refers to the arrangement taken by a country or society to…

  • Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Peoples Rights

    Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Peoples Rights Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Literature Review Discussion Conclusions Bibliography Footnotes Abstract The Israeli-Palestine conflict remains one of the most inflexible upheavals in the world today. Many Palestinians have been forced to leave their ancestral lands due to the ongoing settler colonialism project promoted by the government of Israel.…

  • Past and Modern Colonialism, Colonization and Decolonization

    Past and Modern Colonialism, Colonization and Decolonization Colonialism and Its Patterns Then and Now The piece of media that has been selected for this analytical work is a video called Young girl inspires calls for National Ribbon Skirt Day. This video is about First Nations girls and women who have banded together to defend their…

  • Slavery in Colonial America

    Slavery in Colonial America Colonial America is one of the countries which actively practiced slaves trading. Initially, the first slaves were brought into America by British colonialists. This event marked the beginning of the British and American transatlantic slave trade. From 1619 to 1860, about 600 thousand African slaves were forcibly brought into the United…

  • Issue of Racism in Colonial Haiti

    Issue of Racism in Colonial Haiti The understanding of racism in Haiti, at the time called St. Domingue, was different even among the people at the time. In the book, The Haitian Revolution by David Geggus, two examples of contemporary writing on the matter of discrimination are presented. The first account is presented by Henri-Baptiste…

  • Decolonization as a Response to Racism and Discrimination

    Decolonization as a Response to Racism and Discrimination Decolonization as a term is often connected to the second half of the 20th century when countries of the Global South gained their formal independence from the colonial powers of Europe. However, according to Norwegian Students and Academics International Assistance Fund (2020), the notion of decolonization is…

  • Carol Berkins Book First Generations: Women in Colonial America

    Carol Berkins Book First Generations: Women in Colonial America Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Colonial America was never meant to be easy for the life of people. Survival was an appropriate synonym to describe the burdens of the ordinary existence of colonized individuals. Indeed, women of colonial America had to withstand…

  • The Lifestyle of 18th Century Women in Colonial Ads

    The Lifestyle of 18th Century Women in Colonial Ads The study of newspaper advertisements in the colonial territories helps to draw detailed conclusions about the lifestyle of women in the 18th century. The essential proclamation of the bourgeois revolution, adopted in 1776, did not include women among those who have unalienable rights as human beings,…