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Published by Cambridge University Press, 2011, softcover, illustrated, index, crease to cover and a few pages otherwise condition: basically as new.
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.
Compared to other colonial powers, the Germans counted as a latecomer in the game of colonial-empire building. However, it was able to cut a large swathe of territory that spanned on some curious places, like Togoland, German Kamerun, Sudwestafrika (todays Namibia), Pacific Islands of Samoa, Tanganyika, and even Kiauchow in China. Mostly more of a burden than blessing, a drain in German Empires coffer, the legacies of these colonies undoubtedly left a mark in Germans history, especially during the Nazis rule.
In this book, many aspects of Germanic Colonialism were discussed, from Bismarcks curious acceptance of colony-grabbing after vehemently against it, the types of colonies the Germans had, the Germans rule of the colonies, and so, and so. In the end, this book is quite informative in describing German Colonialism, inside out, complete with theories and opinions from scientists such as Fanon, Foucault, Arendt and Said.
