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= Approaches to Knowledge = BASc 2018

(i.) Practice editing
Paragraph: This helps you set the style of the text. For example, a header, or plain paragraph text. You can also use it to offset block quotes.


 * A: Highlight your text, then click here to format it with bold, italics, etc. The "More" options allows you to underline, add code snippets, and change language keyboards.
 * Links: The chain button allows you to link your text. Highlight the word, and push the button. VisualEditor will automatically suggest related Wikipedia articles for that word or phrase. This is a great way to connect your article to more Wikipedia content. You only have to link important words once, usually during the first time they appear. If you want to link to pages outside of Wikipedia (for an "external links" section, for example) click on the "External link" tab.
 * Cite: The citation tool in VisualEditor helps format your citations. You can simply paste a DOI or URL, and the VisualEditor will try to sort out all of the fields you need. Be sure to review it, however, and apply missing fields manually (if you know them). You can also add books, journals, news, and websites manually. That opens up a quick guide for inputting your citations. Finally, you can click the "re-use" tab if you've already added a source and just want to cite it again.


 * Bullets: To add bullet points or a numbered list, click here.


 * Insert: This tab lets you add media, images, or tables.


 * Ω: The final tab allows you to add special characters, such as those found in non-English words, scientific notation, and a handful of language extensions.—≈§



Literature Review
Imperialism broadly denotes an expansion of a state’s power involving territorial, political, or economic control over other areas or peoples. Although there is controversy in defining the term, different theories that have emerged may illuminate its fundamental features. Contemporary understanding of imperialism primarily refers to the dominance exerted overseas by European empires in the 19th and 20th century. Although legacies of many historically significant empires have shaped the development of modern imperialism (Kumar, 2011), it is also widely perceived as a distinct phenomenon due to its connection to capitalism (Duara, 2011).

Most generally, imperialism is associated with a power imbalance between two states (Howe, 2002). Doyle (1986) characterizes imperialism as a relationship between a dominating metropolitan centre and the peripheral territory it controls. Profound inequality between metropole and periphery is implicit in this definition, which has been employed by scholars such as Edward Said (1994). Furthermore, imperialism can exist without direct rule over foreign territories in the form of colonies, instead exercising control in political, economic, or social spheres (Kumar, pp.3-4). Notably, Said (Orientalism, 1978) outlines how imperialist relations can be generated through culture and knowledge. The production of knowledge in empires conceptualizes the colonized population as an inferior ‘other’, thus reinforcing a dichotomy of identities.