This paper examines Chasteen’s “Colonial Crucible”, Khapoya’s “Colonialism and the African Experience”, Steinberg’s “Introduction”, “Siam, 1767-1868” and “The Malay Peninsula to 1874.” These chapters are interrelated in that they all examine the role of European colonial rule of a specific region. First, Chasteen’s chapter examines the differences and similarities between the areas under Spanish and Portuguese rule. The author argues that these different European rulers impacted the religious, cultural, and political identity of these regions from past to present. Additionally, Khapoya’s chapter examines British, French, Belgian, and Portuguese rule in Africa and the source of interest for European powers in Africa. Lastly, Steinberg’s chapters …show more content…
focus on two time periods in Southeast Asia—the early 1820s and the last portion of the eighteenth century. Chasteen’s “Colonial Crucible” focuses on comparing and contrasting Spanish and Portuguese colonial rule.
First, the author addresses how it was possible for these two European powers to maintain in power in Latin America via hegemony. Hegemony is described in the chapter as a means to control with consent from those at the bottom. The author states that hegemony can be attained in a variety of ways, but three of the key elements are religion, patriarchy, and honor (Chasteen, 2016, p. 65). Religion is important because it was a mechanism used to assert dominance over another group. Patriarchy and honor are strongly interconnected in that they both depict gender roles and actions that are deemed acceptable in a society under Iberian Law. Additionally, transculturation played a large role in establishing the diversity that can be found in Latin America …show more content…
today. In “Colonialism and the African Experience,” Khapoya attempts to answer several key questions: (1) why were European powers drawn to Africa? ; (2) How did the different countries rule over colonies? ; (3) How were the European countries similar and different? And, most importantly, (4) “Did any good come out of the African “colonial experience” (Khapoya, 2003, p. 99)? The author concentrates on addressing and answering these questions by dedicating sections on each European power. However, all colonizers essentially came for the same three interrelated reasons—gather scientific knowledge, ethnocentrism, and imperialism (Khapoya, 2003, p. 101). At the time, little was known about the continent of Africa and this provided the opportunity for outside forces to ‘discover’ different regions. Furthermore, this allowed European powers to spread their own religious, cultural, and political beliefs around the world and claim new lands. Lastly, Steinberg’s three chapters demonstrate the religious, cultural, economic, and political identity of Southeast Asia throughout the eighteenth century.
The introduction outlines the author’s argument that after European influence Southeast Asia became highly compartmentalized, whereas they area was previously maintained and controlled by three dynasties. The following chapters examine a powerful region prior to British invasion (Siam), and after (the Malay Peninsula). “Siam, 1767-1868” focused on how the Siamese state achieved a newfound dominance in Southeast Asia prior to intervention from outside European forces. The chapter on the Malay Peninsula tells a similar, but different story. This chapter focused on the last portion of the eighteenth century, and how it was shaped by conflict and turmoil from different sources attempting to assert dominance over the
region. These chapters are essential in understanding the history, impact, and role of colonialism and colonial powers from the past to present in these regions. Each chapter is centered on examining these three regions—Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia prior to and after European rule and influence. Additionally, Chasteen, Khapoya, and Steinberg explain how these areas became intrinsically connected and socially, economically, culturally, and politically diverse.
This paper will be exploring the book The Vanguard of the Atlantic World by James Sanders. This book focuses upon the early 1800 to the 1900 and explores the development of South American political system as well expresses some issues that some Latino counties had with Europe and North America. Thus, Sanders focus is on how Latin America political system changes throughout this certain time and how does the surrounding countries have an effect as well on Latin political system. Therefore, the previous statement leads into some insight on what the thesis of the book is. Sanders thesis is, “Latin American’s believed they represented the future because they had adopted Republicanism and democracy while Europe was in the past dealing with monarchs
James Otis Jr, a lawyer, was very angry because his father was rejected the post of chief justice of Massachusetts by the royal governor.
The "DBQ Project" What Is the Driving Force Behind European Imperialism in Africa? (2012): 257. pp. 177-177. Print.
The Portuguese arrived in Benin, in modern Nigeria, between 1472 and 1486 to find an established and ancient kingdom with remarkable social and ritual complexity, with art that was comparatively naturalistic, and with a political system that was, on the surface, recognizable to the Europeans: monarchy. Even more importantly, they found a land rich in pepper, cloth, ivory, and slaves, and immediately set out to establish trade (Ben-Amos 35-6). Though we often imagine "first contacts" between Europeans and Africans as clashes of epochal proportions, leaving Europeans free to manipulate and coerce the flabbergasted and paralyzed Africans, this misjudges the resilience and indeed, preparedness, of the Benin people. The Benin were able to draw on their cultural, political, and religious traditions to fit the European arrival in an understandable context. Indeed, as the great brass plaques of the Benin palace demonstrate, the arrival was in fact manipulated by the Benin to strengthen, not diminish, indigenous royal power.
In the Crucible, we are introduced to the main protagonist John Proctor; the way that Arthur Miller presents him by rebelling against the authority in Salem. Out of the entire town he is the only person that speaks out, realising that the authority is unfair and unjust; he is not like everyone else in the town who keeps quiet to themselves. There are many situations where we the readers can see very clear examples of him rebelling against the authority that controlled Salem. One example of Proctor rebelling against authority in Salem was when he did not go to church on a Sabbath day and instead decided to pray in his own home ‘Mr Proctor, your house is not a church; your theology must tell you that’. That is one clear example of him rebelling
Europe, in the late 1800’s, was starting for a land grab in the African continent. Around 1878, most of Africa was unexplored, but by 1914, most of Africa, with the lucky exception of Liberia and Ethiopia, was carved up between European powers. There were countless motivations that spurred the European powers to carve Africa, like economical, political, and socio–cultural, and there were countless attitudes towards this expansion into Africa, some of approval and some of condemnation.
In conclusion, the acting in the production was very good. I was held captivated by the accents and shocked by the language and dialect because I knew that this really happens and has happened. I felt like I could actually change what was happening on stage. For Instance, when the rumble is happening and Bernardo and Riff bring out the switchblades, I gasped. Silently to myself, I said "DON'T DO THIS. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A CLEAN FAIR FIGHT. YOU GUYS ARE MORE SIMILAR THAN YOU ARE DIFFERENT, JUST BEING FRIENDS." The same occurrence happened when Anita is assaulted by the Jets when attempting to find Tony to save him. I understood her feelings and wanted the Jets to get in trouble for their actions. I became invested in what happened to the
We rode the camel and were just miserable from the desert heat, but we finally arrived at the wedding. The oasis was beautiful and in my mind I was thinking of a tent in the middle of the desert with hot, clustered bodies moving around. Upon entering the oasis I was greeted by a man who helped setup the wedding for Fatima and I, he was nice. We talked and he led me into a tent which looked quite nice with cactus flowers that smelled like lavender on the outside near the entrance. Family members and friends were there which made me feel so delited, I think this wedding was the right move.
A. Adu Boahen's African Perspectives on Colonialism neatly classifies African responses to European colonialism during both phases of invasion and occupation during the 19th century with precise labels according to their nature or time period. However, the reactions can also be loosely grouped into two diametric characterizations: peaceful and violent. Although creating this dichotomy seems a gross generalization and oversimplification of the colonial African experience, it more importantly allows for a different perspective- one that exposes the overwhelming success of the typically peaceful or pacifist reaction in contrast to the little gain and large losses of the violent response.
Stewart Gordon is an expert historian who specializes in Asian history. He is a Senior Research Scholar at the Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan and has authored three different books on Asia. Gordon’s When Asia Was The World uses the narratives of several different men to explore The Golden Age of medieval Asia. The fact that this book is based on the travels and experiences of the everyday lives of real people gives the reader a feeling of actually experiencing the history. Gordon’s work reveals to the reader that while the Europeans were trapped in the dark ages, Asia was prosperous, bursting with culture, and widely connected by trade.
“The sun never sets on the British Empire,” Great Britain often bragged. By 1914, about 85% of the earth’s surface was colonized by Europe. Between 1884 and 1885, The Berlin Conference took place to carve up the African continent (Background Essay). Europeans saw high potential in Africa and thought the continent was empty, even though it was not. It was roughly “untouched” and they thought they could do anything they wanted (Doc.1). Great Britain’s colonization in Kenya affected the country’s religion and culture, education, and government.
Africa’s struggle to maintain their sovereignty amidst the encroaching Europeans is as much a psychological battle as it is an economic and political one. The spillover effects the system of racial superiority had on the African continent fractured ...
Factors of British colonialism in Malaya were because there were vas natural resources in Malaya, strategic location and also to extend their influence; to be seen as a big powerful nation, and finally to spread the Christian ...
Scholars have debated not only the nature of Iberian colonialism, but also the impact that independence had on the people of Latin America. Historian Jaime E. Rodriguez said that, “The emancipation of [Latin America] did not merely consist of separation from the mother country, as in the case of the United States. It also destroyed a vast and responsive social, political, and economic system that functioned well despite many imperfections.” I believe that when independence emerged in Latin America, it was a positive force. However, as time progressed, it indeed does cause conflict.
An overwhelming majority of African nations has reclaimed their independence from their European mother countries. This did not stop the Europeans from leaving a permanent mark on the continent however. European colonialism has shaped modern-day Africa, a considerable amount for the worse, but also some for the better. Including these positive and negative effects, colonialism has also touched much of Africa’s history and culture especially in recent years.