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The chapter investigates the idea of capitalism and freedom in the context of colonialism in Africa. After building the semantics of colonialism, it argues that (i) it is the extension of Western nationalism (a version of Western communalism); (ii) it is a distorted version of capitalism, which is termed colonial capitalism. The chapter further argues that (iii) colonialism is a tool for the development of wealth for both the occupying and occupied nation, and (iv) the oppressive nature of the ruling community motivated a revolution for freedom, which led African nations to independence.
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Dialectic logic builds on the relation between a thing such as number 1 and its negation ~1. There is movement from 1 to its negation with an aim of canceling the differences and achieve unity. This unity is a situation where 1 and its negation ~1 are recognized as the same entity.
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Often industrialized nation is rich, while non-industrialized nation is regarded as poor.
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Franco Nogueira, former Portuguese Foreign Minister.
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A good narration of the blacks experience during this period is presented by Booker Washington, a contemporary of Du Bois, in his master piece….
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Kayange, G.M. (2020). Capitalism and Freedom in the Colonial Period. In: Capitalism and Freedom in African Political Philosophy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44360-3_4
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