Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Colonialism

The aggregate of various economic, political, and social policies by which an imperial power maintains or extends its control over other areas or peoples. It includes the practice of or belief in acquiring and retaining colonies. The emphasis is less on its identity as an ideological political system than on its designation in a period of history. (Webster, 3d ed; from Dr. J. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)

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The aggregate of various economic, political, and social policies by which an imperial power maintains or extends its control over other areas or peoples. It includes the practice of or belief in acquiring and retaining colonies. The emphasis is less on its identity as an ideological political system than on its designation in a period of history. (Webster, 3d ed; from Dr. J. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)

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2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, history.

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IM; specify geog & hist period

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History Note

95; was see POLITICAL SYSTEMS 1990-94

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  1. I01w.696w.116w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Colonialism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018595. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018595
  2. Colonialism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonialism
  3. Colonialism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7167