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...health of local inhabitants and the local environment. Yet on the other hand, we protest the destruction of Indonesian rainforests by poverty-stricken farmers for the sake of "biodiversity." So is environmentalism a socially progressive movement that protects the little person from corporate exploitation? Or is it an imperialist project that seeks to prevent people from using their own resources due to a belief that tropical forests matter more than local welfare...

Author: By Yuri Agrawal, | Title: Moving Beyond the Spotted Owl | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

...alone, was responsible for the transformation of the demand for independence into a nationwide mass movement that mobilized every class of society against the imperialist, yet the free India that came into being, divided and committed to a program of modernization and industrialization, was not the India of his dreams. His sometime disciple, Nehru, was the archproponent of modernization, and it was Nehru's vision, not Gandhi's, that was eventually--and perhaps inevitably--preferred...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mohandas Gandhi | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

Second, the tradition of maintaining independence. Our ancestors always regarded the spirit of maintaining independence as the foundation of a nation. China has all along maintained its cultural tradition without letup in the history of several thousand years. In modern times, the frequent bullying and humiliation by imperialist powers once weakened China. However, after 100 years of struggle, China has stood up again as a giant. This fully testifies to the indestructible strength of the spirit of the Chinese people. Today, in finding a road to development suited to us, we will proceed from our own national conditions to address...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Enhance Mutual Understanding and Build Stronger Ties of Friendship' | 11/3/1997 | See Source »

...Rhodes Scholarship was established from the estate of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes, while the Marshall scholarship was established by the British government as a gesture of gratitude to the United States for its Cold War-era Marshall Plan of assistance to stem the tide of communism...

Author: By Justin C. Danilewitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Students Scramble to Turn in Rhodes, Marshall Applications | 9/22/1997 | See Source »

...statement issued at 8 a.m. repeated demands that Harvard divest and make "a public statement that it will not be involved in racist imperialist adventures in the future...

Author: By George T. Hill, | Title: A Takeover for African Liberation | 6/3/1997 | See Source »

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