Settler society is a theoretical term in the early modern period and modern history that describes a common link between modern, predominantly European, attempts to permanently settle in other areas of the world. It is used to distinguish settler colonies from resource extraction colonies. The term came to wide use in the 1970s as part of the discourse on decolonization, particularly to describe older colonial units.
History and examples
One of the earliest examples of settler society was the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which was established by Crusaders and lasted for almost 200 years. It constituted a localized feudal hierarchy established by the Franks, who ruled and exploited the territory according to their political and economic interests. The European colonization of the Americas resulted in the establishment of several settler societies, while Australia was also established as a series of settler societies by European settlers during the colonization of Australia during the 19th century.
Province of men
As a traditional model of comparative analysis, it has been described as the means by which white male settlers "heroically" conquered a land and established democracies of one sort or another. This particular conceptualization has been criticized for ignoring issues such as race, ethnicity, and gender. However, it is noted that while the concept of settler society is structured along traditional gender lines, female settlers enjoyed favorable competitive position in comparison to their counterparts in the metropole. For instance, a colonial administrator's wife or a female teacher was able to attain wider social recognition in settler societies.
References
- Haskins, Victoria K.; Lowrie, Claire (2015). Colonization and Domestic Service: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. New York: Routledge. p. 22. ISBN 9781138013896.
- Lloyd, Christopher; Metzer, Jacob; Sutch, Richard (2013). Settler Economies in World History. Leiden: BRILL. p. 11. ISBN 978-90-04-23264-8.
- James E. Seelye Jr.; Shawn Selby (2018). Shaping North America: From Exploration to the American Revolution [3 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-4408-3669-5.
- Robert Neelly Bellah; Richard Madsen; William M. Sullivan; Ann Swidler; Steven M. Tipton (1985). Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life. University of California Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-520-05388-5. OL 7708974M.
- Woollacott, Angela (2015). Settler Society in the Australian Colonies: Self-government and Imperial Culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 1. ISBN 9780199641802.
- Moses, Dirk (2004). Genocide and Settler Society: Frontier Violence and Stolen Indigenous Children in Australian History. New York: Berghahn Books. pp. 35. ISBN 1571814108.
- ^ Lorcin, Patricia (2012). Historicizing Colonial Nostalgia: European Women's Narratives of Algeria and Kenya 1900-Present. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 81. ISBN 9781349341672.
Bibliography
- Sherene H. Razack Race, space, and the law: Unmapping a white settler society Toronto, Ontario: Between the Lines, 2002
- D Pearson, "Theorizing citizenship in British settler societies" Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2002.
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