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Extraction and Violent Resistance in the Early Phases of State Building: Quantitative Evidence From the "Maji Maji" Rebellion, 1905-1907
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Abstract Does extraction increase the likelihood of antistate violence in the early phases of state-building processes? Although research has focused on the impacts of war on state building, the potential "war-making effects" of extraction have largely been neglected. The article provides the first quantitat... view more
Does extraction increase the likelihood of antistate violence in the early phases of state-building processes? Although research has focused on the impacts of war on state building, the potential "war-making effects" of extraction have largely been neglected. The article provides the first quantitative analysis of these effects in the context of colonial state building. It focuses on the "Maji Maji" rebellion (1905-1907), the most substantial incidence of anticolonial violence in Eastern Africa. Analyses based on a new historical data set confirm the correlation between extraction and resistance. More importantly, they reveal that distinct strategies of extraction produced distinct outcomes. Although the intensification of extraction in state-held areas created grievances among the population, it did not drive the rebellion. Rather, the results indicate that the expansion of extractive authority threatened the interests of local elites and provoked effective resistance. This finding provides insights into the mechanisms driving the "extraction-coercion cycle" of state building.... view less
Keywords
Tanzania; regional history; Germany; East Africa; colonialism; state formation; public revenue; tax policy; war; resistance movement
Classification
General History
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Method
empirical; quantitative empirical
Free Keywords
Deutsch-Ostafrika; Kolonialherrschaft; Kolonialwirtschaft; Nationenbildung; Steuereinnahmen; Rohstoffabbau; Gewalttätigkeit; Konfliktverlauf; Aufstand; Revolte
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 291-323
Journal
Comparative political studies, 49 (2016) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414015617962
ISSN
1552-3829
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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