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metropolis London was dependant on how hard-working the colonists were because it was a source of money
from a cultural point of view: how these relationships are represented in literature
these theories appeared after the fall of the empire after the second world war (post = after)
(1960’s: decolonisation = 10 former colonies declared their independence)
but in many cases these countries are still dependant economically and culturally on Britain
the English built roads, railways and introduced modern communication (telephone and telegraph) for trade
purposes to facilitate (usnadnit) communication between metropolis and colonies
everything was built for prosperity of the metropolis, not colonies
it had a positive impact to be a British colony
• gate at the Mumbai harbour – gate to the beautiful country
• Queen English was compulsory in India because children were obliged to know the language of the Empire
• nowadays, India is divided into 15 parts, there are 15 languages but everybody communicates in English
when British empire collapsed, England offered the countries an alternativity (Commonwealth)
Commonwealth = organisation of independent countries (most of former British colonies are members)
• it meant an economic and cultural privilege
• people were offered to go to England and study there
• people were offered to study the English language (international and global language = lingua franca)
• most countries wanted to be a part of it because it was advantageous in terms of economy
1. EDWARD SAID
Palestinian origin (born in Jerusalem)
left Palestine, moved to Egypt where he studied and then he couldn’t come back to Palestine because Israel was
an independent country so he emigrated to the USA and became a professor at the university of Columbia
essay: Orientalism
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according to him, Europeans aren’t interested in knowing the Orient as it is