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History of colonialism
The historical phenomenon of colonization is one that stretches around the globe and across time. Ancient and medieval colonialism was practiced by the Phoenicians, the Greeks, and the crusaders, among others. Story of Colonialism Chapter 1: Story of Colonialism 1.1 Imperial Russia 1.2 Expansion into Asia Chapter 2: Portuguese and Spanish exploration and colonization 2.1 Northern European challenges to the Iberian hegemony 2.2 Role of companies in early colonialism 2.3 European colonies in India Chapter 3: Independence in the Americas 3.1 France and the Haitian Revolution (17911804) 3.2 Spain and the Wars of Independence in Latin America 3.3 Portugal and Brazil Chapter 4: India (1858 onwards) 4.1 The British in India 4.2 Other European Empires in India Chapter 5: New Imperialism (18701914) 5.1 The scramble for Africa 5.2 Imperialism in Asia Chapter 6: Inter-War Period (19181939) 6.1 Japanese imperialism Chapter 7: Second Decolonization (194599) 7.1 Role of the USSR and China Chapter 8: Postcolonialism 8.1 Postcolonialism 8.2 Colonialist discourse 8.3 Postcolonial identity 8.4 Difficulty of definition Chapter 9: Notable theoreticians and theories 9.1 Edward Said and orientalism 9.2 Gayatri Spivak and the subaltern 9.3 R. Siva Kumar and alternative modernity 9.5 Dipesh Chakrabarty Chapter 10: Postcolonial literary study 10.1 Application 10.2 Africa 10.3 Asia 10.4 Eastern Europe Chapter 11: Criticism