Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context, Canadian Edition, 3E
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Human Geography [1]
Chapter Two (Post colonialism (Post colonial theory): a broad set of artistic, political, and research approaches that examine the consequences of the end of the European colonialism From text: ?Shortly after WWII USA emerged as the new hegemonic power, the dominant state within the world-system core. This core came to be called the ?First World.? China and Russia were known as ?Second World? (Neo-Colonialism: Economic and political strategies by which powerful state in core economies indirectly maintain or extend their influence over other areas or people (Transitional Corporations: Companies with investments and activities that span international boundaries and with subsidiary companies, factories, offices, or facilities in several countries