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colonialism
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Scope note
The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically (New Oxford, 1998).
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colonial rule
Related terms
colonial administration
colonial period
imperialism
neocolonialism
postcolonialism
Subject category
20.03 COLONIAL PERIOD
Indexing history
Also covers publications on the colonial period indexed before 2006.
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