I Sound Like a Broken Record

This week, the focus has been imperialism and its effects, outside and within Europe. We all know what the products of imperialism are and now questions are being asked about how the world would have progressed differently sans outside intervention. Over at the MEHness, racism in relation to imperialism took the stage while Declan Conroy focused on individual efforts to bear "the White Man's Burden." In class, we also reviewed the economic implications of imperialism. Hobson and Lenin, naturally, believed that imperialism was the "highest form of capitalism" and indicative of the inherent contradictions of the system. London was, after all, becoming the Banker of the World, and most "colonized" territories were rich in resources that bolstered the European economy after extensive wars. I have a theory that globalization begins right with the imperialists of old, and I'm curious to see how the imperialist effort will begin the interdisciplinary process of international integration.