Carl Peters and German Imperialism 1856-1918: A Political Biography
Author:   Arne Perras (, Foreign Editor, Süddeutsche Zeitung)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199265107


Pages:   298
Publication Date:   22 July 2004
Format:   Hardback
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Carl Peters and German Imperialism 1856-1918: A Political Biography


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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 as the pearl of their overseas possessions. In Nazi Germany he was revered as a precursor of Hitler and ascended retrospectively to new glory as a pioneer in the struggle for Lebensraum. This scholarly biography examines Peters's nationalist agenda and sheds light on his colonial expeditions into East Africa. It seeks to explain how this young academic who had written about Schopenhauer and metaphysics eventually became a skilful agitator for a German world empire.

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Author:   Arne Perras (, Foreign Editor, Süddeutsche Zeitung)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.496kg
ISBN:  

9780199265107


ISBN 10:   0199265100
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   22 July 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1: Academic Laurels and Empty Pockets: Peters's Early Years 1856-1883 2: The Quest for East Africa 1884-1885 3: From the Nyasa to the Nile: Peters and the German East African 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 Come-Back 1897-1918 9: Towards New Glory 1919-1945 10: Peters's Disputed Legacy after 1945 Bibliography Index

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Perras impressively explicates the central narrative of the immediate career. Geoff Eley, The English Historical Review


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Arne Perras is an editor in the foreign division of Süddeutsche Zeitung. He covers politics and development in Subsahara Africa, South and South-East Asia.

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