Imperialism keeps colonial administration separate from but controlled by national institutions
Evidence
In contrast to true imperial structures, where the institutions of the mother country are in various ways integrated into the empire, it is characteristic of imperialism that national institutions remain separate from the colonial administration although they are allowed to exercise control. — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 357
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: Defines imperialism’s distinguishing organizational feature against earlier imperial structures — a core toolkit concept.