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Carl Peters and German imperialism, 1856-1918 : a political biography / / Arne Perras



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Autore: Perras Arne Visualizza persona
Titolo: Carl Peters and German imperialism, 1856-1918 : a political biography / / Arne Perras Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Clarendon Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 286 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina: 325.343092B
325/.343/092 B
325.343092
Soggetto topico: Colonial administrators - German East Africa
Politicians - Germany
Imperialism
Soggetto geografico: Germany Colonies Africa History
Germany Foreign relations 1848-1870
Germany Foreign relations 1871-1918
Note generali: CIP entry (Sep.)
Originally published: 2002.
Previously issued in print: 2004.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-274) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; 1. ACADEMIC LAURELS AND EMPTY POCKETS: PETERS'S EARLY YEARS (1856-1883); 2. THE QUEST FOR EAST AFRICA (1884-1885); 3. 'FROM THE NYASSA TO THE NILE': PETERS AND THE GERMAN EAST AFRICA COMPANY (1885-1887); 4. RESCUING EMIN PASHA (1888-1890); 5. AFTER BISMARCK: THE HELIGOLAND-ZANZIBAR AGREEMENT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES (1890-1891); 6. KING OR PAWN? PETERS ON KILIMANJARO (1891-1892); 7. COLONIAL SCANDAL (1892-1897); 8. STRUGGLING FOR A POLITICAL COMEBACK (1897-1918); 9. TOWARDS NEW GLORY (1919-1945); 10. PETERS'S DISPUTED LEGACY AFTER 1945; CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Carl Peters (1856-1918) ranked among Germany's most prominent imperialists in the nineteenth century. He became known as the founder of Deutsch-Ostafrika, a region many Germans saw as the pearl of their overseas possessions, and his memory was revered in Nazi Germany. This biography reveals his role in Germany's colonial expansion. - ;Carl Peters (1856-1918) ranked among Germany's most prominent imperialists in the Bismarckian and Wilhelmine periods. In the 1880s he emerged as a leader of the colonial movement and became known as the founder of Deutsch-Ostafrika, a region many Germans regarded
Titolo autorizzato: Carl Peters and German imperialism, 1856-1918  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-383-04069-9
1-280-83833-7
0-19-151472-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910820919103321
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Serie: Oxford historical monographs.