Review article
Colonial Perception of the Aboriginal Development and Economic System: The Question of the “First Contact”
Mitja Durnik
; Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Abstract
One of the main arguments in Locke’s theory was that the Aboriginals were underdeveloped and were living in simply organized societies based on a self-sufficient economy which could not produce any extra profit. In other words, in Locke’s view there existed two economic worlds – one European which had a potential for making profit, and one aboriginal, mainly connected with a barter economy. The research focus is the attempt to deny Locke’s myth about aboriginal economies at the time of the first contact with European colonizers.
Keywords
John Locke; aboriginal people; colonialism; aboriginal economy; Canada
Hrčak ID:
35430
URI
Publication date:
31.3.2009.
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