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But Europe proposed to apply it on a scale and with an elaborateness of detail of which no former world ever dreamed.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “But Europe proposed to apply it on a scale and with an elaborateness of detail of which no former world ever dreamed.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois highlights the unprecedented scale and detail of European imperialism compared to past practices.
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