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What do you understand by Imperialism? State briefly its unique features in the case of Africa.

  • UPSC 2010
  • Imperialism and Colonialism

Imperialism denotes the policy and practice of one state extending its power and influence over other territories or peoples, whether through direct annexation or through less visible economic and political domination.

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  • Unique Features of Imperialism in Africa
  • An Almost Total Absence of Prior Settlement or Administrative Interface
  • The Fiction of "Unclaimed" Territory
  • An Almost Wholly Formal, Direct-Rule Empire
  • Arbitrary, Diplomatically Negotiated Boundaries
  • An Extraordinarily Compressed Timeline
  • …and 1 more sections, with a conclusion

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