Sitemap World Development About this website News Atlas of Pre-Colonial Societies (ATLAS) Introduction Summary Table Approach Types of Maps Comparison Cultural Heritage – Overview Thematic Maps Structural Complexity Social Organization Cultural Homogeneity Cultural Units – Introduction Identification Maps North Africa & West Asia Middle Asia Asia Oceania: Melanesia Sub-Saharan Africa Data Documentation by Countries Documentation of Cultural Units Variables on the National Level Variables of Local Units Contact Colonial Transformation Dataset Definition of Colonialism Scope The Impact of Colonialism The Political Impact of Colonialism The Economic Impact of Colonialism The Social Impact of Colonialism Conclusion Indicators for the Impact of Colonialism Duration of Colonialism Political Transformation Economic Transformation Social Transformation Descriptive Statistics Transformation Indices Data Bibliography Part I Part II Part III Contact Research and Publications Impacts of Colonialism Pre-Colonial Socio-Political Complexity Homo-/Heterogeneity Other Publications Impressum