Imperialism through Asian, African and American Perception
Imperialism in Asian, African and American Perception. Definition of Imperialism. Imperialism is a not a new tendency but a very ancient practice of governing the masses. It denotes a vast territorial area populated by many different races ruled by one government and dominated by one of these races. All empires from Alexander to Roman, Islamic, and European empires were based upon a policy of imperialism. In the Middle Ages Papacy and Roman Empires also evolved the idea of imperialism. Modern Imperialism owes its origin to the geographical discoveries resulting in commercial and colonial exploitation of non-European regions. Imperialism also received a strong encouragement from the strong Evangelism of the Reformation, fully attempting to subjugate and Christianize the heathen parts of the world. Imperialism was the process of extending the rule beyond the boundaries of ones original state. Imperialism established a artificial, ephemeral relationship, in which one state uses direct m...