Concept information
Preferred term
colonial cities
Definition
- The human appropriation of resources—whether they be land, raw materials, or labor—is by nature a colonial act and, in this respect, urban settlement may be considered inherently colonial. However, here, the colonial city is defined by two parameters: the city as a nucleus of human settlement dependent on, yet separated from, the agricultural hinterland; and the colonial, which is the domination of a minority population over indigenous peoples (who are usually ethnically, racially, or religiously distinct from their colonizers). [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Colonial City]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/colonial_cities
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