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Language and Migration - Lecture 2
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- 1Colonial period- Historical pioneer fronts colonised territories unexploited dominating the local population inc Africa, Asia, US, Australia, Soviet + Chinese territories + Palestine.
- Immigrants are invited to settle and become full-fledged citizens. - 2British Empire- 1615 East India trading company builds the first factory in South Asia, which leads to dethroning of Mughal Emperor Zafar (who had ruled for over 300 years) by East India Company.
- 3British Empire- During the 18th century, the East India Company controlled the governance of territories across South Asia.
- Officials in Britain wanted more wealth whereas the early EIC wanted to secure territory - the link between capitalism and colonialism. - 4Capitalism- Means of producing, distributing and exchanging commodities for profit. Create profit through an imbalance of social relations.
- Owned privately and operated for the financial gain of their owners. - 5Colonial domination- 'New World' states have less democratic history they were shaped by the power equivalence of their European colonizer states.
- 6The state - political entity
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