University Report: Globalization and Colonialism, Historical Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the intricate relationship between globalization and colonialism. It begins by defining both concepts and exploring their historical evolution, emphasizing their similarities in terms of power dynamics and exploitation. The report examines the influence of global media and multinational corporations, such as Monsanto and Wal-Mart, in perpetuating colonial-like practices. It uses examples from Africa and India to illustrate how colonialism shaped globalization and its impact on various sectors, including trade, culture, and economics. The report also highlights the emergence of neo-colonialism and its effects on developing nations. Overall, the report aims to provide a nuanced understanding of how these historical processes have shaped the global landscape.

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Globalization and colonialism
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Executive summary
The report consists of the relationship between the process of Globalization and Colonialism.
It further consists of the differences between the same and the influence of global media in
the present world. The legacy of colonialism impacts on the process of globalization. The
report further concentrates on the evolution of colonialism and globalization. It analyzed the
examples of the global media and the influence of the same on the colonialism. The aim of
the report is to analyze the idea of the globalization and colonialism in the development of the
regions where these processes occurs. Few examples have been drawn in relation to the
globalization and colonialism. The universal concept of globalization has been pointed out in
the report.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Globalization..............................................................................................................................3
Colonialism................................................................................................................................4
Similarity between colonialism and globalization.....................................................................5
Africa and globalization.............................................................................................................6
Other examples...........................................................................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
The report analyzes the historical incidents related to globalization and colonialism.
The function of the report is to relate the similarities of both the ideologies. The examples of
nations and the multinational corporations are the best example to justify both the concepts.
The report basically concentrates on the relationship of globalization and colonialism. The
report also focuses on the ways to find the economic and the social connections between the
globalization and colonialism in respect of the behavior of the suppressor and the oppressor.
The report consists of the expansion and discrimination in different countries due to
colonialism and globalization. The example of Africa and globalization and the example of
India and globalization has been taken into account as a global media report.
Terms of reference
The global media report has been taken as a reference for this project. This has been
taken as a reference as it made easy to access the existence of the concept of global media
and colonial powers. Global media report has made it possible for the readers to get the
information available. The authentic information about the region was not easily found
regarding the globalization. This is a concept that has emerged from the historical times.
Therefore, it is only the printed media like the newspaper and TV channels that the
information and the historical background regarding the process of colonialism and the
concept of globalization as the outcome of colonialism was possible. It was not possible for
every human and explores the dense parts of Africa or explores the histories of India. It
became possible only through media that has a global and a universal appeal. This is primary
reason of using the global media as powerful resources in this essay.

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Globalization
The process of globalization is a form of colonialism that acts as an obstruction in the
development of the third world countries. It was during the early sixteenth and the
seventeenth century that the powerful countries invented the initial framework of colonialism.
This is otherwise known as the free trade. The oppressed countries were pressurized to
purchase goods that were brought by the colonists. In exchange of that they surrendered their
own produces which led to high revenues for the colonists and this finally led to the
exploitation of their colonies. In today`s world the globalization is demoralized and the
critized for preventing the development in local areas and under developed countries (Payne
and Askeland 2016).
The example of Monsanto is the best way to analyze the impact of the colonialism on
the process of Globalization. Globalization and colonialism always had a close relation with
each other. The colonial powers affected the globalization (Urbina, Vela and Sanchez 2014).
The Monsanto Company has always remained as a controversial multinational agricultural
biotechnology corporation. This is known as the world`s leading producer of the herbicide
glyphosate. It has always remained the leading producer of the genetically engineered seeds.
The company provides the technology in more than ninety percent of the world`s genetically
engineered seeds. The company aims at extending their business in the entire world. The
company intends to do their business globally (Stein and Andreotti 2016). Due to the
colonialism they were unable to justify certain ethical rights. Apart from this the company
named Wal-Mart which is one of the most unethical global business that has violated the
human rights during the formulation of the strategy of giving jobs to the employees and
during making fake promises to the customers regarding price and the manufacturing process
of the goods. The company has violated a large area of exploitation of the labor and the
human rights. The ruling colonial power of a specific area hampers the global business in that

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region. This is the way the colonialism had a huge impact on the globalization of a region
(Redner 2017).
This is the process through which the integration of the regional economies, societies
and the cultures occur. It happens through a global network of trade, communication and
transportation. The concept of Globalization is related to the factors like technology, the
social factors and the economic factors. The idea of globalization also refers to the circulation
of the ideas, languages and sometimes even the cultures. The diffusion of the culture is a
global concept that occurs. The global economy is the most important dimension of
globalization. It intends towards the creation of the borderless world (Mentan 2015).
Colonialism
The colonialism refers to the historical phenomenon where the people in order to
expand goes on to conquer people from some other territory. The colonialism has executed an
unequal relationship between the homeland and the colony. The colonialism is a phenomenon
which can be defined as the expansion of the territories (Loomba 2015). The expansion refers
to the expansion of the administrative powers and the governmental powers. There are
various examples of the same. From the pre-historical period there had been various instances
of colonialism (Lane 2013). The exploration of the British people, the exploration of
Christopher Columbus and Vespucci is an evidence of the expansion of the colonies. The
expansion of the colonies included the expansion of the military control of that region. In
relation to the colonialism there is another concept that has emerged is the concept of neo-
colonialism. This includes the imperialism and the final stage of colonialism. In today`s
world it is rare that the countries experience a colonial rule. After World War 2 the countries
was able to attain their independence and they were free from the colonial rule. It occurred
globally. The state that is subject to the colonial rule is only in theory and not in reality. This

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is called the neo-colonial concept. In reality the economic system and the political policy of
the same is regulated from outside source (Black 2015).
Relation between colonialism and globalization
The globalization and colonialism have certain similar ideology. There are certain
similar aspects that both the concepts share. The similarity majorly consists of the fact of the
way the rich countries are trying to expand their powers and it further consists of the powers
to exploit other state (Black 2015). This is done in order to get benefits in both the cases. To
some extent it has been found that globalization has been using the process of structuralism in
order to reach to colonialism. The globalization has undoubtedly brought a huge advantage to
all of us. In spite of this the negative aspects of globalization resembles the aspects of
colonialism. It was well observed between sixteenth and twentieth century. The policy of
Great Britain during the colonialism was the attainment of the free trade. This was one of the
most effective processes of attaining the goal. The colonists tried to globalize the world
through the process of unipolarity. The maximum amount of evidences of this phenomenon is
observed in the African and the Asian countries. The countries of Asia and Africa witnessed
the dictatorships and were indirectly dictated by the foreign rule and by the western
multinationals. The cheap labor and the resources of the poor countries were exploited by the
colonial rulers. It was done in order to acquire wealth through the low production cost (Beck
2015).
Africa and globalization
The contact of Africa with the outside had been with the outside world after the
advent of the explorers. For many years Africa remained detached from the outside world. It
was because of the environmental and the geographical reason that Africa remained detached
with the outside world. The colonial rule increased the scope of business in the market. It

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increased the demand of the raw materials. After the growth of the industrialization and the
spread of the same in Africa it made it a global market (Baylis, Owens and Smith 2017). The
best example is the cotton textile industry. This industry was completely dependent on the
import of the products. The globalization increased the demand of the raw materials
worldwide. The economy of Africa increased due to this. These are the consequences of
colonialism that heavily had an impact of globalization. It was because of Colonialism that
the globalization occurred. It further had an impact on need for the markets; it affected the
commerce, Christianity and the civilization. In today`s world Africa is one of the leading
exporter of minerals, raw materials. The exploration that occurred due to the colonialism took
forward the globalization process. Today the entire world is dependent on Africa for the
minerals as it is rich in minerals (Atkinson and Bridge 2013).
India and globalization
Colonialism always had a great impact on the Globalization. The colonialism
occurred in many countries because of which the countries got the forum to do business
globally. The advent of the Britishers in India made India a global exporter of Cotton and
Spices. It gave rise to the demand for the cotton textile industry. Globalization have the
influence in almost all the fields in today`s world. It is having the influence in sports, in
economics, in technology, in the blending of the cultures and the even in the fields of charity
(Arnold 2015). Even the travel and tourism is has a global impact. It allows the exchange of
money, cultures and knowledge about things. It is because of globalization that the business
of one country is popular in other country. The Olympics, the FIFA world cup, the
organizations such as Red Cross are all outcomes of Globalization. The examples of
Globalization in today`s world includes the spread of the cultures of one country across the
world. It includes the spread of Greek culture across Africa, Europe and Asia. It was during

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the reign of Alexander the Great. The use of Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean
Sea is the example of globalization. It increased the exchange of not only goods but also the
exchange of cultures and knowledge. This development occurred because of the colonialism
(AlSayyad 2013).
Conclusion
Globalization and Colonialism have always remained interlinked. The colonialism
had a great impact on the globalization in all regions. The globalization has become an
universal phenomenon in today`s world. Starting from education to music to all forms of
living the globalization had a huge role to play. The colonial rule had some negative aspects
but in spite of that it had a lot of positive aspect as well. The colonial rule helped in the
process of globalization. The globalization has become a necessary process in all over the
world now.

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