Topic: imperialism, race and development

Order Instructions:
SS1002N Imperialism, ‘Race’ and Development 2011-12 ASSESSMENT ESSAY.

Write 2500 words on ONE of the following questions:

1. Describe and discuss the issues of ‘race’ and racism associated with Iberian colonialism.

2. Discuss the long term impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade on EITHER a. social divisions in the Americas, OR b. the economic development of capitalism

3. To what extent and why did European colonialism contract in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?

4. How and why did European imperialism develop after 1850?

5. In what ways was the Ottoman Empire different to its West European counterparts?

6. Discuss the role of ONE of the following in the construction of nation states: a. European colonialism b. civic modernity c. romantic/ancestral tradition

7. Describe and discuss the role of ’scientific racism’ in Western imperialist thinking.

8. Describe and discuss resistance to and mobilisation against ONE of the following: a. British colonialism in India b. British colonialism in Africa c. The Atlantic Slave Trade

9. Give an account of the main issues surrounding ONE of the following: a. Underdevelopment b. Economic development c. Human development

10. To what extent can the contemporary world still be described as an era of racialised, Western imperialism? oooOOOooo

SEE OVER Assessment Criteria · Answers the question precisely and concisely, covering essential pointsin a logical sequence · Demonstrates use and understanding of academic social science sources to support assertions, such as the lecture notes, books and articles on the reading lists and on webLearn, avoiding quotes from non-academic websites such as Wikipedia, BBC etc. · Adequate bibliography and referencing · Coherent sentence construction, adequate use of English