The German Colonial Experience - Select Documents on German Rule in Africa, China, Pacific 1884 1914

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Arthur J. Knoll and Hermann J. Hiery Klappentext This book provides readers with an understanding of how the Germans gained, explored, pacified, ruled, and exploited their colonies prior to their loss in World War I, by intensely scrutinizing colonial documents. Many of these documents have never previously been published, even in the original German. Zusammenfassung This book provides readers with an understanding of how the Germans gained! explored! pacified! ruled! and exploited their colonies prior to their loss in World War I! by intensely scrutinizing colonial documents. Many of these documents have never previously been published! even in the original German. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1. Colonial Agitation and Pre-history Chapter 4 2. Acquisition of Colonies Chapter 5 3. Charter Companies Chapter 6 4. Colonial Military and Police Chapter 7 5. Governance Chapter 8 6. Colonial Biographies Chapter 9 7. Law Chapter 10 8. Labor Chapter 11 9. Economy Chapter 12 10. Infrastructure Chapter 13 11. Science Chapter 14 12. Ecology Chapter 15 13. Religion Chapter 16 14. Education Chapter 17 15. Settler Societies and Self-Rule Chapter 18 18. Viewing the "Other" Chapter 19 19. Indigenous Responses to Colonial Rule Chapter 20 20. Judging the German Colonial Performance Chapter 21 Abbreviations Chapter 22 Sources for the Documents

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• Authors: Arthur/ Hiery Knoll
• Assisted by: Hermann J. Hiery (Editor), Hermann Joseph Hiery (Editor), Hiery Hermann J. (Editor), Arthur Knoll (Editor), Arthur J. Knoll (Editor), Knoll Arthur J. (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2010
• EAN: 9780761839002
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-3900-2
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; China, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Africa, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Colonialism and imperialism, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, Oceania, Oceania / Pacific Islands