Lecture 1: The Long Nineteenth Century
|
Table of Contents
|
Length: 17:10
|
"...the core exploitation of the periphery intensifies – the demand for raw materials to keep the industrial plant running. Externality no longer exists. Externality those portions of the earth, sort of beyond the reach of the core, that’s gone; there is no place on earth that the core cannot reach. European powers are capable of penetrating any place on the planet..."
Key Terms
- The Long Nineteenth Century
- Imperialism
- Industrial Revolution
- Cotton Gin
- Atlantic Revolutions
- American Revolution
- French Revolution
- Haitian Revolution
- Edward Said - Orientalism
Guided Viewing Questions
- In what ways did western nations surpass non-western nations during the long nineteenth century?
- In what ways did this impact non-western nations?
- How did some non-western nations attempt to reform during the nineteenth century?
- How did the world become interconnected during the nineteenth century in ways that it previously was not?