History-Genocide

Running Head : Genocide , Colonialization and Imperialism

Genocide , Colonialization and Imperialism

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Genocide , Colonialization and Imperialism

In her book , Civilising Subjects , Catherine Hall discusses the case of British imperialism was partly the result of the colonizers trying to recreate newly-acquired territories into their image . They tried to transplant civilization , the way they understood it , to these new lands and along with that came the attitudes which did not change . This was what they tried to do when colonists or settlers came not only to put up roots

in these new lands , but also to try and civilize ' the indigenous people in an effort to make them shed off their savage image . Missionaries were mainly involved in these efforts (Hall , 2002

According to Mark Levene in his book , The Rise of the West and the Coming of Genocide , genocide is different from what other authors consider it to be (as a 20th century phenomenon . Levene says this falls short . Levene states that modernity gave impetus to genocide as nation-states began to emerge . As these (newer ) nation-states grew in power and influence , they developed a different kind of nationalism that extolled pride in their achievements and the promotion and preservation of their heritage . This kind of nationalism was considered detrimental to those who did not share the same national identity , namely the minorities which became the targets of genocide (Levene , 2005

A . Dirk Moses compiled a series of articles in a book titled Empire Colony , Genocide . In his own article , Moses...