An ideology or movement characterized by opposition to foreign people, influences, goods, or cultural practices; a form of xenophobia or isolationism.
From anti- + foreign + -ism (doctrine or system). Emerged as a named ideology in the 19th century, particularly visible during periods of economic competition and national consolidation in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Antiforeignism isn't random prejudice—it's usually organized politics, like 1800s China's Boxer Rebellion or 1930s America's 'Buy American' campaigns, showing how fear gets weaponized into policy.
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