Colonialism, Capitalism and Racism. A Postcolonial Chronicle of Dutch and Belgian Practice

Jan Breman

doi:10.5117/9789048559916

Colonialism, Capitalism and Racism. A Postcolonial Chronicle of Dutch and Belgian Practice

Jan Breman

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For a long time, Europe’s colonizing powers justified their urge for expansion with the conviction that they were ‘bringing civilization to territories where civilization was lacking.’ This doctrine of white superiority and indigenous inferiority was accompanied by a boundless exploitation of local labor. Under colonial rule, the ideology that later became known as neoliberalism was free to subject labor to a capitalism tainted by racialized policies. This political economy has now become dominant in the Western world, too, and has reversed the trend towards equality. In Colonialism, Capitalism and Racism, Jan Breman shows how racial favoritism is no longer contained to ‘faraway, indigenous peoples,’ but has become a source of polarization within Western societies as well.

Originele taal-2	Engels
Plaats van productie	Amsterdam
Uitgeverij	Amsterdam University Press
Aantal pagina's	432
ISBN van elektronische versie	9789048559916
ISBN van geprinte versie	9789048559923
DOI's	https://doi.org/10.5117/9789048559916
Status	Gepubliceerd - 2024

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