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This 13 page paper discusses the many ways that Imperialism and notions of Empire were saturated into the British culture, especially in regard to men. The noticeable parallel between oppression of women and of foreigners is discussed and exampled. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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in most recent years, this quest for domination has been likened to the overall and most likely subconscious desire for identity by the men of the time, as well as
a statement about their role, their place in the world, in comparison to others. Therefore, it can be stated that the representation of Empire is interwoven with themes of masculinity,
race, ethnicity to the point of being propaganda. Even childrens textbooks from the 1870s seemed to carry overt imperialistic overtones. The slant on the stories showed the natives from the
foreign lands to be ignorant and needful of the white mans intervention. Likewise, women and girls who were written about in their schoolbooks reflected the same attitude of needfulness. This
served to reinforce the idea that the European males role in society was that of a conquering hero and a leader for a very misguided and willful society. The idea
that women and others wanted to be dominated and told what to do was reinforced within nearly every subject taught. The world revolved around the British Empire and in a
direct parallel, the world revolved around male domination. One does not have to look very far to determine that the colonization efforts by Britain were being sold to the British
citizens by every means available. Most colonization takes place because the invading nation states that they do so in the foreign countrys best interests. This is a thinly drawn subterfuge,
it can be said, however, because most conquered territories never are as well off as the invading country. This can be said of both India and Africa as recently as
the 1940s and 1950s. The school of thought of the day believed that imperialism was necessary to preserve the existing social order in the more developed countries. That it was
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