EUROPEAN SELF-IMAGE
INTRODUCTION
In the late 19th century, between roughly 1875,a handful of European nations conquered most of Africa. Since this came after more then three centuries of relatively cooperative trading activity between European and Africans, it represents a significant departure in world history. This "age of imperialism" also had long-range consequences including the spared of European language around the globe, the creation of borders that sparked many subsequent conflict, and the construction of institutions that made globalization possible. As a consequence, this course begins with an examination of European and African societies in the 19th century in order to determine why Europeans chose to invade Africa in late 19th century.
EUROPEAN SELF-IMAGE
By the mid-19th century, Europe had undergone major changes that affected their beliefs about themselves. In his book A generation of materialism, 1871-1900(NEW YORK :Harper & brothers 1941),Carlton j.h.Hayes listed the following development in Europe:
.The French revolution introduced the idea of the nations-state as an organizing concept for politics, and the Napoleonic wars showed the strength of the nations-state .
.Art and religion adopted to the new emphasis on materialism.
.The rise of liberalism supported a belief in progress and change.
EUROPEAN BELIEFS ABOUT AFRICA TO NIGERIA
three centuries of the slave trade had taught European that African were interior and that helped to justify imperialism in the minds of many Europeans. Even slave abolitionist
In the late 19th century, between roughly 1875,a handful of European nations conquered most of Africa. Since this came after more then three centuries of relatively cooperative trading activity between European and Africans, it represents a significant departure in world history. This "age of imperialism" also had long-range consequences including the spared of European language around the globe, the creation of borders that sparked many subsequent conflict, and the construction of institutions that made globalization possible. As a consequence, this course begins with an examination of European and African societies in the 19th century in order to determine why Europeans chose to invade Africa in late 19th century.
EUROPEAN SELF-IMAGE
By the mid-19th century, Europe had undergone major changes that affected their beliefs about themselves. In his book A generation of materialism, 1871-1900(NEW YORK :Harper & brothers 1941),Carlton j.h.Hayes listed the following development in Europe:
.The French revolution introduced the idea of the nations-state as an organizing concept for politics, and the Napoleonic wars showed the strength of the nations-state .
.Art and religion adopted to the new emphasis on materialism.
.The rise of liberalism supported a belief in progress and change.
EUROPEAN BELIEFS ABOUT AFRICA TO NIGERIA
three centuries of the slave trade had taught European that African were interior and that helped to justify imperialism in the minds of many Europeans. Even slave abolitionist
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