so that the (quoted in Bassett, gradual suppression of local weavers will result” 2001: 63; italics mine). What followed was a ban on the sale of raw cotton to local weavers, ultimately leading to the demise of Côte d’Ivoire’s weaving industry (see Bassett, 2001: 27-85). The entirety of French-controlled West Africa was structured to supply France with raw materials to support its industries, confirming Kautsky’s thesis. West African countries were forced or encouraged to abandon long-established modes and systems of production, and to develop crops needed by the colonial power. From the perspective of the colonies, the main outcome of colonialism was a fixed pattern of specialisation in West Africa. To conclude: the reconfiguration of Africa in the era of the new imperialism or the for Africa’ (1870 onward) was a response to changes in Europe’s ‘scramble political/economic system. Although this reconfiguration was accompanied by a language of humanitarianism (inflected toward the economic “civilisation”), outcome was to forcibly direct West Africa’s specialisation toward raw materials needed in Europe. This pattern re-emerged in the post-war A new of Africa following changes in the political/economic atmosphere of “partitioning” post-war Europe was instituted with the same language of humanitarianism (this time inflected toward and the outcome was a fixed pattern of “development”), specialisation in West Africa. Thus for all the talk of a benign mission’ ‘civilising the reality was that Africa was carved out and re-organised ultimately to meet the needs of capitalism in the European core. The second part of the chapter addresses the inflection in the development theory of history from cultural to economic progress. Part 2. The Replication Development Theory of History: Economic Development Why did the colonial system cease to use civilisation as the justification for colonial rule? The short answer is that racist implications underpinned the civilising mission, and Hitler had given racism bad name” (Easterly, 2013: 81; “a Six, 2009: 1105). Clemens Six explained the change as follows: experience ‘the with National Socialism and its race-based ideology discredited colonial racism” (Six, 2009: 1105). Furthermore, the civilising mission directly conflicted with the
so that the gradual suppression of local weavers will result” (quoted in Bassett, 2001: 63; italics mine). What followed was a ban on the sale of raw cotton to local weavers, ultimately leading to the demise of Côte d’Ivoire’s weaving industry (see Bassett, 2001: 27-85). The entirety of French-controlled West Africa was structured to supply France with raw materials to support its industries, confirming Kautsky’s thesis. West African countries were forced or encouraged to abandon long-established modes and systems of production, and to develop crops needed by the colonial power. From the perspective of the colonies, the main outcome of colonialism was a fixed pattern of specialisation in West Africa. To conclude: the reconfiguration of Africa in the era of the new imperialism or the ‘scramble for Africa’ (1870 onward) was a response to changes in Europe’s political/economic system. Although this reconfiguration was accompanied by a language of humanitarianism (inflected toward “civilisation”), the economic outcome was to forcibly direct West Africa’s specialisation toward raw materials needed in Europe. This pattern re-emerged in the post-war A new “partitioning” of Africa following changes in the political/economic atmosphere of post-war Europe was instituted with the same language of humanitarianism (this time inflected toward “development”), and the outcome was a fixed pattern of specialisation in West Africa. Thus for all the talk of a benign ‘civilising mission’ the reality was that Africa was carved out and re-organised ultimately to meet the needs of capitalism in the European core. The second part of the chapter addresses the inflection in the development theory of history from cultural to economic progress. Part 2. The Replication Development Theory of History: Economic Development Why did the colonial system cease to use civilisation as the justification for colonial rule? The short answer is that racist implications underpinned the civilising mission, and Hitler had given racism “a bad name” (Easterly, 2013: 81; Six, 2009: 1105). Clemens Six explained the change as follows: ‘the experience with National Socialism and its race-based ideology discredited colonial racism” (Six, 2009: 1105). Furthermore, the civilising mission directly conflicted with the
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