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Introduction: German Colonialism And National Identity / Michael Perraudin And Jürgen Zimmerer -- Part I. Colonialism From Before The Empire. Imperialism, Race, And Genocide At The Paulskirche: Origins, Meanings, Trajectories / Brian Vick -- Time, Identity, And Colonialism In German Travel Writing On Africa, 1848-1914 / Tracey Reimann-dawe -- Gray Zones: On The Inclusion Of Poland In The Study Of German Colonialism / Kristin Kopp -- Part Ii. Colonialism And Popular Utterance In The Imperial Phase. The War That Scarcely Was: The Berliner Morgenpost And The Boxer Uprising / Yixu Lü -- Boy's And Girl's Own Empires: Gender And The Uses Of The Colonial World In Kaiserreich Youth Magazines / Jeffrey Bowersox -- Picturing Genocide In German Consumer Culture, 1904-10 / David Ciarlo -- The Visual Representation Of Blackness During German Imperialism Around 1900 / Volker Langbehn -- Colonialism And The Simplification Of Language: Germany's Kolonial-deutsch Experiment / Kenneth J. Orosz -- Part Iii. Colonialism And The End Of Empire. Fraternity, Frenzy, And Genocide In German War Literature, 1906-36 / Jörg Lehmann -- Colonial Heroes: German Colonial Identities In Wartime, 1914-18 / Michael Pesek -- Crossing Boundaries: German Women In Africa, 1919-33 / Britta Schilling -- Abuses Of German Colonial History: The Character Of Carl Peters As Weapon For Völkisch And National Socialist Discourses: Anglophobia, Anti-semitism And Aryanism / Constant Kpao Sarè -- Loyal Askari And Black Rapist: Two Images In The German Discourse On National Identity And Their Impact On The Lives Of Black People In Germany, 1918-45 / Susann Lewerenz -- Part Iv. German Colonialism In The Era Of Decolonization. (post-)colonial Amnesia? German Debates On Colonialism And Decolonization In The Post-war Era / Monika Albrecht -- Denkmalsturz: The German Student Movement And German Colonialism / Ingo Cornils -- Vergangenheitsbewältigung à La Française: Post-colonial Memories Of The Herero Genocide
This collection of essays investigates the complex and often overlooked relationship between German colonial history and the construction of national identity from the mid-19th century through the post-war era. Edited by Michael Perraudin and Jürgen Zimmerer, the volume brings together scholars to examine how colonial experiences, ideologies, and visual cultures shaped German perceptions of self and other. By analyzing diverse media—from travel writing and youth magazines to political discourse—the contributors argue that colonialism was not a peripheral phenomenon but a central element in the development of German national consciousness.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this collection as a vital resource for understanding the long-term impact of colonial discourse on German national identity. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which makes it a foundational text for students and researchers of modern European history.
Page Count:
340
Publication Date:
2010-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203852591
ISBN-13:
9780203852590