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Britain After Empire w/ Kojo Koram

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The Relationship Between the State and the Company in British Imperialism

The relationship between the state and the company in british imperialism something that is quite hard to really ascertained from a from our modern m purview. I think spending time with these companies, i think allowed met o really make that connection that i was trying to make between the material interests of empire, this central role that empire plays. Of course, empire isa now complete social project. It requires a cultural element in order to elevate the imperial highlande require a racial element inorder to dehumanize, devalue, devalue populations in order to extract wealth from them. Butst also these companies becoming incredibly wealthy and incredibly powerful themselves.

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