A subset of Internal Colonialism Theory that explains the dual nature of the US is called Differential Segregation, an adapted internalized version of the same strategy used in colonial and neocolonial client states overseas
The deliberate creation of comprador classes within every US demographic, income and zip code based for minority groups and the country club/urban-rural divide among white Americans
Differential Segregation is the de facto social organizing principle of US society, it’s obvious in a kind of “You see it only when you notice it” way
Found this article but most everything that Google is giving me is from paywalled academic journals - if you have any other recommended reading please let me know.
Edit - Particularly interested in more recent work. The Robert Allen study on internal neocolonialism they cite is from 1969 and the Lawrence Friedman book that discusses “differential segregation” is from 1970, and I’m curious to see this applied to post-2008 developments as well.
A subset of Internal Colonialism Theory that explains the dual nature of the US is called Differential Segregation, an adapted internalized version of the same strategy used in colonial and neocolonial client states overseas
The deliberate creation of comprador classes within every US demographic, income and zip code based for minority groups and the country club/urban-rural divide among white Americans
Differential Segregation is the de facto social organizing principle of US society, it’s obvious in a kind of “You see it only when you notice it” way
Found this article but most everything that Google is giving me is from paywalled academic journals - if you have any other recommended reading please let me know.
https://www.blackagendareport.com/some-critics-argue-internal-colony-theory-outdated-heres-why-theyre-wrong
Edit - Particularly interested in more recent work. The Robert Allen study on internal neocolonialism they cite is from 1969 and the Lawrence Friedman book that discusses “differential segregation” is from 1970, and I’m curious to see this applied to post-2008 developments as well.