Nineteenth century Europe already had its roots deep into imperialism and it would be odd if Conrad had opposing views of the place he lived. ... Many of the European countries in the late nineteenth century had imperialistic goals of exploring and settling Africa. ...
In addition, the recorded mortality rate was high -- this was still significant even as late as the nineteenth century and was remarked upon by western travelers in North Africa and Egypt. ... By the ninth century slave armies were in use across the whole of the Islamic Empire. ... By the fifteenth century black military slaves were being favored with the use in battle of firearms. Slave troops in Tunisia in the seventeenth century even included cavalry, and the Sultan of Morocco is recorded as having an army of 250,000 black slaves. ...
In order to do the Lord's work, in the 19th century, European countries divided African lands amongst themselves, exploited their then still undeveloped resources, and enslaved the African people, thus furthering their own commercial interests and expanding their kingdoms. ... Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Rudyard Kipling's "The White Man's Burden" depict the 19th century belief that it is the white man's destiny through God to colonize Africa and other under-developed nations. ... These two publications along with a 20th century African charter demonstrate t...
In this article the author discusses why there has been a growth in the number of small countries. He also points out the advantages and disadvantages to being a small nation and to being a large nation. Small states have been around since ancient Greek times and during the renaissance in Italy. Ho...
After the disintegration of the ancien regime in Western Europe and the advent of democracy citizens of nations such as Belgium had more influence in state affairs. The power of government in Belgium was considered more important than the power of the monarchy. It was because of this tha...
