Germany 2: Colonial Empire

Biskup, Thomas; Kohlrausch, Martin

Abstract

The German Empire founded in 1871 possessed the fourth largest colonial empire in the period of high imperialism. Although Germany was a colonial power only between 1884 and 1919, Germans were engaged in colonial projects both before and after this period, which in turn had political, social, and cultural repercussions in Germany and its former colonies. For Germany, however, overseas possessions only ever formed part of a wider imperial imagination, which also encompassed Eastern Europe.

Citation

Biskup, T., & Kohlrausch, M. (2016). Germany 2: Colonial Empire. In J. M. Mackenzie, N. R. Dalziel, N. Doumanis, & M. W. Charney (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Empire. Wiley Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118455074

• Online Publication Date: Jan 11, 2016
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Apr 3, 2019
• Book Title: The Encyclopedia of Empire
• ISBN: 9781118440643
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118455074
• Keywords: Africa; Asia; Colonialism; Europe; Imperialism and conquest; Prussia; Trade and commerce
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1542232
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781118455074.wbeoe364