Colonialism

Colonialism is a system in which a state claims sovereignty over territory and people outside its own boundaries, often to facilitate economic domination over their resources, labor, and often markets. The term also refers to a set of beliefs used to legitimate or promote this system, especially the belief that the mores of the colonizer are superior to those of the colonized.

Advocates of colonialism have also argued that colonialist rule benefits the colonized by developing the economic and political infrastructure necessary for modernization and democracy. They point to such former colonies as Singapore as examples of post-colonial success.

Dependency theorists such as Andre Gundar Frank, however, have argued that colonialism actually leads to the transfer of wealth from the colonized to the colonizer, and inhibits successful economic development. Post-colonialist critics such as Franz Fanon have argued that colonialism does political , psychological, and moral damage to the colonized as well.

		Colonialism
		Colonialism is a system in which a state claims sovereignty over territory and people outside its own boundaries, often to facilitate economic domination over their resources, labor, and often markets. The term also refers to a set of beliefs used to legitimate or promote this system, especially the belief that the mores of the colonizer are superior to those of the colonized. Advocates of colonialism have also argued that colonialist rule benefits the colonized by developing the economic and political infrastructure necessary for modernization and democracy. They point to such former colonies as Singapore as examples of post-colonial success. Dependency theorists such as Andre Gundar Frank, however, have argued that colonialism actually leads to the transfer of wealth from the colonized to the colonizer, and inhibits successful economic development. Post-colonialist critics such as Franz Fanon have argued that colonialism does political , psychological, and moral damage to the colonized as well. See also: Colonial Colony Colonization Colonization of Africa European colonization of the Americas British colonization of the Americas Danish colonization of the Americas Dutch colonization of the Americas New Netherland French colonization of the Americas New France Portuguese colonization of the Americas Russian colonization of the Americas Spanish colonization of the Americas Spanish Conquest of Yucatan Conquistador California mission New Spain Swedish colonization of the Americas New Imperialism Neo-colonialism Independence Colonialism in philosophy Imperialism Cultural imperialism Media Imperialism Imperialism in Asia The White Man's Burden Ethnocentrism Slavery Third world British Empire The British East India Company, founded in 1600 British Raj British colonization of the Americas Pax Britannica The Great Game Governor Governor-General Lieutenant governor Viceroy of India Crown colony Dominion Imperial Conferences Balfour Declaration 1926 Statute of Westminster Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth Realm Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Commonwealth Games British Crown Overseas Dependencies Dependent territories of the United Kingdom British nationality law The Dutch East India Company, founded in 1602 The Dutch West India Company, founded in 1621 French colonial empire The French East India Company, founded in 1664 French colonization of the Americas New France French Indochina French Equatorial Africa French Union Islands controlled by France in the Indian and Pacific oceans La Francophonie Portuguese Empire Portugal in the period of discoveries Portuguese colonization of the Americas Darién scheme Japanese expansionism "Former Colonies" section in List of extinct countries, empires, etc.
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