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Informationen zum Autor Eva Bischoff is Senior Lecturer in International History at the University of Trier, Germany. She is the author of one book in German on the postcolonial history of German masculinity. Klappentext Eva Bischoff's Imperialism in Modern German History is the first comprehensive, English-language exploration of the history of German imperialism. It follows German colonial aspirations from their imaginary beginnings in the 1880s through to the plans of the Nazi regime to create a territorial empire in Eastern Europe and the lingering colonial legacies of postcolonial Germany in the 20th and 21st centuries. In addition, the volume introduces its readers to key aspects of research debates centring on class, race, sexuality and Nazism that shape the way historians see German imperialism today. Examining Germany's past from a transnational and global perspective, this is a vital text for all students of modern German history and the history of European empires. Vorwort A concise overview of the history of German imperialism and an introduction to key historiographical debates in the field. Zusammenfassung Eva Bischoff’s Imperialism in Modern German History is the first comprehensive, English-language exploration of the history of German imperialism. It follows German colonial aspirations from their imaginary beginnings in the 1880s through to the plans of the Nazi regime to create a territorial empire in Eastern Europe and the lingering colonial legacies of postcolonial Germany in the 20th and 21st centuries. In addition, the volume introduces its readers to key aspects of research debates centring on class, race, sexuality and Nazism that shape the way historians see German imperialism today.Examining Germany’s past from a transnational and global perspective, this is a vital text for all students of modern German history and the history of European empires. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of ImagesList of MapsIntroduction Part I - Tracing the History 1. An Empire of Dreams: 18th and 19th Centuries2. Empire Overseas, 1884-19143. First World War, Weimar and Colonial Revisionism, 1914-19324. Nazi Empire, 1933-19455. Postcolonial Societies? German Approaches, 1945-1989 Part II - New Directions 6. Subaltern Perspectives: Of Cultural Brokers and Other Germans7. Sex and Empire: The Biopolitics of Colonial Rule8. From Windhoek to Auschwitz? Of Separate or Continuing Paths of EmpireConclusion: From an Empire of Dreams to the Spectre of EmpireBibliographyIndex...
