Colonialism’s source is diffuse and often collaborative rather than solely external

Evidence

Mitchell thus introduces an important new element into the Manichean canon of colonizer and colonized: the actively self-colonizing colonized. In his account we see men of tremendous energy and great commitment attempting to revamp their country during periods when European imperialism seemed the only answer. By identifying their responsibility in this project, Mitchell reveals that the source of colonialism was diffuse, the result of a collaborative effort. — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 83

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s broader African-coloniality framework and postcolonial scholarship on collaboration (e.g., Mitchell’s Colonising Egypt, Mamdani’s mediated power models). — connects to: Colonial effects can exceed direct colonization when exerted remotely
• DEFINE: Introduces the ‘actively self-colonizing colonized’ as a distinct analytic concept within the colonizer/colonized dyad.