Colonialism, Imperialism and Postcolonialism
The term colonialism and imperialism are usually considered as having a some kind of common elements between them. But there is also a difference between them. It becomes a necessary to know about difference between colonialism and imperialism.
Ania Loomba discussed in detail about these terms in her Colonialism and Postcolonialism
What is Colonialism?
According to Oxford English Dictionary, the word colonialism come from the Roman ‘colonia’ which meant ‘farm’ or ‘settlement’ and referred to Romans who settled in other lands but still retained their citizenship.
What is imperialism?
The OED defines,
‘Imperial’as pertaining to empire and imperialism as the ruler of an emperor, especially when despotic or arbitrary; the principal or spirit of empire; advocacy of what are held to be imperial interests.
It is incomplete...I'll write other points with some examples...
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