Territorial greed explains settler colonialism no better than race does

Evidence

European expansion accordingly rationalized its global spread in racial terms. Rationalization through race obviously assumed the form of legitimation, of claiming to render this expansion acceptable, even desirable or necessary, to the perpetrators. But it served also effectively to maximize both the grip on power globally – in the colonies or within the European theater of relations – and relatedly the extraction of profit and accumulation of wealth. — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 59 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Land entitlement claims rest on race rather than history in settler colonies; Territorial aggrandizement alone cannot explain colonial destruction either — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism: A Critique of…, 403; Racial rationalization simultaneously legitimized expansion and maximized colonial profit — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 59 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Racial rationalization simultaneously legitimized expansion and maximized colonial profit #complicates (0.74) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 59