Settler colonialism — is a policy of conquering a land to send settlers in order to shape its demographic similarly as in the metropole. This practice contrasts with exploitation colonialism, a policy of conquering distant lands not with the intention to supplant its… … Wikipedia
Colonialism — This article is about territorial expansion. For the architectural style, see American colonial architecture. See colony and colonization for examples of colonialism that do not refer to Western colonialism. Also see Colonization (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Settler — For other uses, see Settler (disambiguation). Pioneers redirects here. For other uses, see Pioneer (disambiguation). A modern (1850) depiction of the first medieval settlers arriving in Iceland A settler is a person who has migrated to an area… … Wikipedia
colonialism, Western — ▪ politics Introduction a political economic phenomenon whereby various European nations explored, conquered, settled, and exploited large areas of the world. The age of modern colonialism began about 1500, following the European… … Universalium
Christianity and colonialism — are often closely associated because Catholicism and Protestantism were the religions of the European colonial powers[1] and acted in many ways as the religious arm of those powers.[2] According to Edward Andrews, Christian missionaries were… … Wikipedia
Exploitation colonialism — is the policy of conquering distant lands to exploit its natural and human resources. This practice contrasts with settler colonialism, a policy of conquering distant lands not with the intention of exploiting its resources, but rather to send… … Wikipedia
Civilizing mission — Mission civilisatrice (the French for civilisatory mission ; in Portuguese: Missão civilizadora) is a rationale for intervention or colonisation, proposing to contribute to the spread of civilization, mostly amounting to the Westernization of… … Wikipedia
Indigenous peoples — This article is about indigenous peoples in general. For links to articles about indigenous people in specific areas, see Indigenous peoples by geographic regions Brazilian indigenous chiefs of the Kayapo tribe … Wikipedia
Bartolomé de las Casas — This article is about the 16th century Spanish bishop of Chiapas, New Spain. For other uses of Las Casas , see Las Casas (disambiguation). Bartolomé de las Casas Bishop Emeritus of Chiapas Portrait of Bartolomé de las Casas … Wikipedia
Self-determination — This article is about self determination in international law. For other uses, see Self determination (disambiguation). Self determination is the principle in international law that nations have the right to freely choose their sovereignty and… … Wikipedia
European colonization of the Americas — First colonization British colonization Courlandish colonization Danish colonization Dutch colonization … Wikipedia