Colonialism & Post-Colonial Legacies
Exploring how historical colonialism continues to shape contemporary spatial inequality.
Key Questions
- Analyze how colonial resource extraction created enduring economic dependencies.
- Explain the impact of arbitrarily drawn colonial borders on modern conflicts and development.
- Critique the concept of 'development' through a post-colonial lens.
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