Germany was a latecomer to the colonial world of the late nineteenth century but this history of German colonialism makes clear the wide-reaching consequences of Germany's short-lived colonial project. Sebastian Conrad charts the expansion of the empire from its origins in the acquisition of substantial territories in present day Togo, Cameroon, Namibia and Tanzania to new settlements in East Asia and the Pacific and reveals the colonialist culture which permeated the German nation and its politics. Drawing on the wider history of European expansion and globalisation he highlights the close interactions and shared vocabularies of the colonial powers and emphasises Germany's major role in the period of high imperialism before 1914. Even beyond the official end of the empire in 1919 the quest for Lebensraum and the growth of the Nazi empire in Eastern Europe can be viewed within a framework of colonialism whose effects resonate to the present day.
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9781107008144
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111562058
Product Key Features
Author
Sebastian Conrad
Publication Name
German Colonialism: a Short History
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
246 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
223mm
Item Width
142mm
Item Weight
440g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Sebastian Conrad
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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