Carl Peters and German imperialism, 1856-1918 : a political biography / / Arne Perras
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| Autore: |
Perras Arne
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| Titolo: |
Carl Peters and German imperialism, 1856-1918 : a political biography / / Arne Perras
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Clarendon Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xi, 286 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 325.343092B |
| 325/.343/092 B | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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.: | 9910784984103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Oxford historical monographs.