Settler society

Settler society is a theoretical term in early modern and modern history that describes a common link between modern, predominantly European, attempts to permanently settle in other areas of the world. It is used to distinguish settler colonies from resource extraction colonies. The term came to wide use in the 1970s as part of the discourse on decolonization, particularly to describe older colonial units.[1]

Examples

One of the earliest examples of settler society was the Crusaders' Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, which lasted for almost 200 years. It constituted a localized feudal hierarchy established by the Franks, who ruled and exploited the territory according to their political and economic interests.[2] The settler society became one of the schemes used by the British empire to expand its imperial territories, particularly by the 1830s.[3] It became successful due to the demobilization of soldiers and sailors after the conclusion of the war with the Napoleonic France and the improved conditions of month-long voyages for people to start a new life.[3] This is demonstrated in the case of Australia, which initially was a destination for British convicts but eventually became a settler destination as it offered attractions such as the availability of unpaid labor and land on a scale the excited the British settlers.

Province of men

As a traditional model of comparative analysis, it has been described as the means by which white male settlers heroically conquers a land and established democracies of one sort or another.[4] This particular conceptualization has been criticized for ignoring issues such as race, ethnicity, and gender. However, it is noted that while the concept of settler society is structured along traditional gender lines, women settlers enjoyed favorable competitive position in comparison to their counterparts in the metropole.[5] For instance, an administrator's wife or a female teacher was able to attain wider social recognition in settler societies.[5]

List of settler societies

See also

References
  1. Haskins, Victoria K.; Lowrie, Claire (2015). Colonization and Domestic Service: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. New York: Routledge. p. 22. ISBN 9781138013896.
  2. Lloyd, Christopher; Metzer, Jacob; Sutch, Richard (2013). Settler Economies in World History. Leiden: BRILL. p. 11. ISBN 978-90-04-23264-8.
  3. Woollacott, Angela (2015). Settler Society in the Australian Colonies: Self-government and Imperial Culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 1. ISBN 9780199641802.
  4. Moses, Dirk (2004). Genocide and Settler Society: Frontier Violence and Stolen Indigenous Children in Australian History. New York: Berghahn Books. pp. 35. ISBN 1571814108.
  5. Lorcin, Patricia (2012). Historicizing Colonial Nostalgia: European Women's Narratives of Algeria and Kenya 1900-Present. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 81. ISBN 9781349341672.

Bibliography
  • Sherene H. Razack Race, space, and the law: Unmapping a white settler society Toronto, Ontario: Between the Lines, 2002
  • D Pearson, "Theorizing citizenship in British settler societies" Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2002.


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