Colonialism operates through people and is not identical with global capitalism

Evidence

Colonialism itself is a process which works through as well as upon people, and though it helps us to understand something about contemporary forms of global capitalism it is not synonymous with those forms. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3432

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to how Dirlik and world-systems theory flatten distinct modes of power; resonates with the book’s earlier thread that anti-noise/anti-oppression theorizing treats systemic forces as transversal rather than monolithic. — connects to: Integration into global capitalism reinforces, not relieves, the periphery’s subordination — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 292; Colonialism and capitalism form two sides of one continuous dispossession process. — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is…, 280; Colonialism operates through the twin mechanisms of appropriation and extraction of value. — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is…, 283 (+1 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3432