Globalization and Culture Capitalism & Colonialism II Week 4 February 9, 2016
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Globalization and CultureCapitalism & Colonialism II
Week 4February 9, 2016
French Revolution
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens (1789) states, "The source of all sovereignty residesessentially in the nation."
What does nation meanhere and what is thesignificance of this?
New Political FormationsThe French Revolution helps establish the modern notion of the nation-state, which connects three things:
the state (government)the nation (citizenry)the land (territory)
And they are connected in a Constitutional framework.
Marks, Chapter 4
What do we mean by the term industrial revolution?
Marks, Chapter 4
Why was Britain the center of industrialization?
Marks, Chapter 4
Why was Britain the center of industrialization?
● Naval power and war● An industry suited to industrializing = cotton● Economic structure that allowed for it to take
advantage of that industry = colonialism
Britain: Slavery and Cotton● Cotton industry - there was money to be made
and it was rapidly expanding, so it attracted investment
●● Machinery was cheap, easy to construct, and
promised quick returns●● Raw materials - extracted from colonies
through slave labor, thus expanding supply; accident of coal supply and steam power
Thomas Jefferson and Slavery
How has US history tended to depict Jefferson’s relationship to slavery?
Thomas Jefferson and Slavery
How did that version of the “paradox” of Jefferson and slavery come to be?
Thomas Jefferson and Slavery
Wiencek’s article suggests several innovations introduced by Jefferson that impacted the development of slavery and capitalism. What were they?
Thomas Jefferson and Slavery
Wiencek’s article suggests several innovations introduced by Jefferson that impacted the development of slavery and capitalism. What were they?
● Industrialization and diversification/division of slave labor
● Recognition of the reproduction of enslaved populations as generating value
● Monetization - use of slaves as collateral
George Mason and Slavery
George Mason and Slavery
● Owned at least 300 slaves
● Did not free any slaves in his will
● Co-authored the Second Amendment to protect the rights of southern militias to hunt escaped slaves
Slavery and Globalization
Why are we talking about 18th century slavery in a class on globalization?
Ta-Nehesi Coates: Reparations
How does this essay by Coates connect to the other readings for this week?
What do you think about the argument he is making about reparations?
http://atlantablackstar.com/2013/08/26/17-major-companies-never-knew-benefited-slavery/
Karl Marx,1818-1883
Marxism 101
● history & class struggle● proletariat & bourgeoisie● commodity● use value & exchange value● labor power● wage labor● surplus value● social reproduction● reserve army