The reforms accelerated Japanese industrialization, a process started by the Europeans. The reforms abolished feudal system and allowed for freedom of the working class. This event was a turning point in the acceptance of western influence on Japanese culture because it changed how their society functioned. The acceptance of western technologies expanded the paid working class with the absence of feudalism. This is an example of how Japan originally culturally defied western influence, and did not defy with violence as India did.
They are similar in the fact that both nations believe that it is predetermined that their particular nation should develop undeveloped land in order to expand and utilize the abundant natural resources that are present in these areas. They differ in the fact that France and Japan have completely different motives and explanations. On one hand France believes it is there divine right to develop and create order in places that are inhabited by inferior races. On the other you have a Japan that feels that underdeveloped countries and nations are owed to them since the white race has developed many countries that were previously underdeveloped. Both seize opportunity for territorial expansion in multiple
Colonial America, settled by Western Europeans, initially displayed social and cultural characteristics similar to the group by which it was founded. As America grew, population density increased, government was established, and a notion of ‘civilization’ was embedded into the American mindset. The previous influences, in combination with other factors, such as America’s distance from Europe, helped the United States wage and win the Revolutionary war. The US, gaining it’s Independence, inevitably was to evolve it’s own unique cultural traits. Early America portrayed the wild frontier as part of their national identity, while common colonial American ideology stigmatized the associated Native American culture as less civilized, as savage, and as subordinate to ‘modern’ eighteenth and nineteenth century societies.
China’s culture is founded upon Confucian and Maoist, rather than capitalist, which impacts ethical decisions made by Chinese business leaders (Fok, Hartman, & Kwong, 2005). Jamaica’s heritage is capitalist and it is a low uncertainty avoidance country which means the country is open to changes in pressures to industrialize more so that other cultures. The country’s eagerness to develop could have an impact on how ethical its business leaders are, when it concerns making decisions that affect financial, environmental, and cultural issues (Fok, Hartman, & Kwong, 2005). The results of the study show that when the
21.1 4,5,6 4. Explain how the “new imperialism” differed from old imperialism. Also, explain how imperialism came to be associated with Social Darwinism? - New imperialism differed from the old imperialism because instead of a country creating a colony and claiming land they just setup trading areas like plantations. This became associated with social Darwinism because it refers to the survival of the fittest of the countries with power.
The amazing closeness yet separateness of these advanced civilizations can be expressed in a number of different ways. One of those similarities is that emperors used their religion to justify their power. An economic difference between Mesopotamia and China is China’s smaller scale cultural diffusion because of natural barricades making it a difficult place to reach. These two factors express the ways in which China and Mesopotamia are similar yet different politically, economically, religiously, and
The neo liberals also believe that there should be minimal state but in an economic sense, and this is in order to allow capitalism to flourish without excessive restraints and laws imposed on business, and this is to encourage competition in the market to improve efficiency and profit. So in terms of their view on a strong, but minimal role of the state they differ on the reasons for support but it implies they are internally coherent. However, the New Right could be said to be internally divided in the sense that there is conflict between the ideas of society. Neo-liberals
Imperialism in Asia and Africa The imperialism in Asia and Africa that occurred in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s differed in reasons, scope, and impact on peoples and nations. Imperialism is when a mother country takes over a smaller nation or colony for political, social, and/or economic reasons. Imperialism has been a major force in shaping the modern world. The effects of Imperialism have been interpreted from a variety of viewpoints. This major Imperialism occurred during the late 19th Century and early 20th century.
Firstly is social interest, such as health and safety and public order, whilst individual interests include privacy and domestic relations. Pound believed where possible the law should create a level playing field of these interests meaning social interests should be weighed against social interests and individual interests against individual interests as a failure to do this will result in a bias in favour of social interest. Karl Marx believed the law was part of the ‘repressive state apparatus’ used to ensure the continuing exploitation of the working class members of society by the upper and ruling classes. For Marx, the law treated as lesser the interests of the lower classes to those of the upper classes and so did not and would not truly
From the ancient Greeks to the present, Edward Said has write about the European culture partially defined itself in opposite way of the Orient. (Said 1-2) In the early17th century English attitudes toward non-whites were mostly shaped by the government's policies or by exotic stories brought back by travelers overseas. This is pronounced well by Edward Said who, in his book on “Orientalism”, emphasized the idea of western attraction by the orient as being “a place of romance, exotic beings, haunting memories and landscapes.” (Said 1) The term “Moor” was resulting from the name of the country Mauritania but was used to refer to Africans, for non-whites or Muslims of any origin. North and West Africans living in Elizabethan England were commonly singled out for their unusual dress, behavior and customs and were commonly referred to as devils or villains. The literary tradition of portraying "black-faced" men as wicked has encompassed a time span from the Middle Ages, through and beyond the sixteenth century (Hunter 1967: 142).