The Emergence Machine

Colonialism

abstract · History · Level 10 · E10

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

colonialism emerges from power + culture. It requires history, colony.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “colonialism” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “colonialism”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
colonia
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L4L2L1L0ColonialismPolicySocietyCommunityHistoryObjectiveOrganismPolitics… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesPost ColonialismL11ColonialismL10HistoryL4PolicyL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • History L4 (requires)
    Colonialism is a practice of establishing control over foreign territories and peoples.
  • Policy L9 (requires)
    The policy or practice of acquiring control over other territories.

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