neo-colonial

(adjective)

Neo-colonialism is the geopolitical practice of using capitalism, business globalization, and cultural imperialism to control another country.

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Examples of neo-colonial in the following topics:

  • Colonialism, Decolonization, and Neo-Colonialism

    • When speaking of colonialism, most people imagine the European colonization of Africa.
    • However, colonialism has been practiced throughout history and all over the world.
    • In general, colonialism occurs when people from one territory establish or acquire, maintain, and expand colonies in another territory.
    • In colonialism, the metropole or colonizing power claims sovereignty over the colony.
    • This, again, invokes the dependency principle and mirrors colonialism.

  • Postcolonial Discourse

    • Postcolonialism (also known as post-colonial theory, post-colonial studies, and post-colonialism) is an academic discipline that comprises methods of intellectual discourse presenting analyses of, and responses to, the cultural legacies of colonialism and of imperialism (nearly always by European and North American powers).
    • Drawing from post-modern schools of thought, post-colonial studies analyze the politics of knowledge (creation, control, and distribution) and the functional relations of social and political power that sustain colonialism and "neo-colonialism" (i.e., the perpetuation of modern day colonialism).
    • As anthropology, post-colonialism records human relations among the colonial nations and the subaltern peoples exploited by colonial rule.
    • As critical theory, post-colonialism presents, explains, and illustrates the ideology of neo-colonialism, and draws examples from numerous other fields — for instance history, political science, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, religion, linguistics, and feminism.
    • However, most contemporary forms of post-colonial literature present literary and intellectual critiques of the post-colonial discourse by endeavoring to assimilate post-colonialism and its literary expressions.

  • Nineveh

    • Nineveh, an Assyrian city on the Tigris River and capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, was one of the earliest, greatest cities in antiquity.
    • Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
    • Thus, it became one of the oldest and greatest of all the region's ancient cities, and the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
    • It was not until the Neo-Assyrian Empire, particularly from the time of Ashurnasirpal II (ruled 883–859 BCE), that Nineveh experienced a considerable architectural expansion.
    • The Assyrian empire as such came to an end by 605 BC, with the Medes and Babylonians dividing its colonies between them.

  • The Assyrians

    • For a further 13 centuries, from the end of the 7th century BCE to the mid-7th century CE, it survived as a geo-political entity ruled, for the most part, by foreign powers (although a number of small Neo-Assyrian states arose at different times throughout this period).
    • The history of Assyria proper is roughly divided into three periods, known as Old Assyrian (late 21st-18th century BCE), Middle Assyrian (1365-1056 BCE), and Neo-Assyrian (911- 612BCE).
    • In the Old Assyrian period, Assyria established colonies in Asia Minor and the Levant.
    • Beginning with the campaigns of Adad-nirari II from 911 BCE, Assyria again showed itself to be a great power over the next three centuries during the Neo-Assyrian period.
    • It overthrew the Twenty-Fifth dynasty of Egypt, and conquered a number of other notable civilizations, including Babylonia, Elam, Media, Persia, Phoenicia/Canaan, Aramea (Syria), Arabia, Israel, and the Neo-Hittites.

  • Indian Architecture under British Imperialism

    • British colonial rule had a great impact on Indian art.
    • As with the Mughals, architecture under European colonial rule became an emblem of power designed to endorse the occupying power.
    • It drew elements from native Indo-Islamic and Indian architecture and combined them with Gothic revival and Neo-Classical styles favored in Britain.
    • Andrew's Kirk in Madras (now Chennai) is known for its colonial architecture.
    • Andrew's Church in present-day Chennai is an illustration of British colonial architecture in India.

  • Neo-Expressionism

    • Neo-Expressionists sought to portray recognizable subjects in rough and violently emotional ways using vivid colors and color schemes.
    • Neo-Expressionism is a style of modern painting and sculpture that emerged in the late 1970s and dominated the art market until the mid-1980s.
    • Baselitz's style is interpreted as Neo-Expressionist, but from a European perspective it is seen as postmodern.
    • Elizabeth Murray is an example of a Neo-Expressionist painter who was marginalized in the movement due to her gender.
    • Critique the controversies around Neo-Expressionism related to marketability, celebrity, feminism, and intellectualism.

  • The Assyrian Culture

    • The Assyrian and Neo-Assyrian capitals of Nimrud, Dur-Sharrukin, and Nineveh are known today for their ruins of great palaces and fortifications.
    • Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
    • Thus, it became one of the oldest and greatest of all the region's ancient cities, and the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
    • It was not until the Neo-Assyrian Empire that Nineveh experienced a considerable architectural expansion.
    • The Assyrian empire as such came to an end by 605 BC, with the Medes and Babylonians dividing its colonies between them.

  • Domestic Architecture in Modern Africa

    • Under colonial rule, the tradition of building houses out of mud walls, thatched roofs, and other traditional materials decreased while the use of cement blocks and zinc roofs became more common.
    • Examples of colonial towns from this era survive at Saint-Louis, Senegal, Grand-Bassam, and elsewhere.
    • Afterward, it spread to Algiers and Morocco by the early 20th century, and soon colonial buildings across the continent began to mix European and traditional African styles of architecture.
    • A number of new cities were built following the end of colonialism, while others were greatly expanded.
    • Neo-vernacular architecture, or new forms of vernacular architecture, continues, for instance with the Great Mosques of Nioro or New Gourna.

  • The Hittites

    • After c. 1180 BCE, the empire came to an end in the Bronze Age collapse, splintering into several independent "Neo-Hittite" city-states, some surviving until the eighth century BCE.
    • The first archaeological evidence for the Hittites appeared in tablets found at the Assyrian colony of Kültepe, containing records of trade between Assyrian merchants and a certain "land of Hatti. "
    • "Neo-Hittite" post-Empire states, petty kingdoms under Assyrian rule, may have lingered on until ca. 700 BCE.

  • The Song Dynasty

    • The Song Dynasty was highly influenced by Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism, which were reflected in their art.
    • Buddhism also had a profound influence upon the budding movement of Neo-Confucianism, led by Cheng Yi (1033–1107) and Zhu Xi (1130–1200).
    • Although the Neo-Confucianists were critical of Taoism and Buddhism, the two did have an influence on the philosophy, and the Neo-Confucianists borrowed terms and concepts from both.
    • The influence of both Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism can be seen in a great deal of the artwork at the time, including the painted artwork of Lin Tinggui's Luohan Laundering.
    • Discuss the significance of Neo-Confucianism and literature on the art of the Song dynasty.