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Learning empire : globalization and the German quest for world status, 1875-1919 / Erik Grimmer-Solem.
Van Pelt Library DD221.5 .G73 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grimmer-Solem, Erik, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Colonies.
- History.
- Germany--Foreign relations--1871-1918.
- Germany.
- International relations.
- Germany--Politics and government--1871-1918.
- Politics and government.
- Germany--Colonies--History.
- Imperialism--History--19th century.
- Imperialism.
- Imperialism--History--20th century.
- Diplomatic relations.
- German colonies.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 654 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- The First World War marked the end point of a process of German globalization that began in the 1870s, well before Germany acquired a colonial empire or extensive overseas commercial interests. Structured around the figures of five influential economists who shaped the German political landscape, Learning Empire explores how their overseas experiences shaped public perceptions of the world and Germany's place in it. These men helped define a German liberal imperialism that came to influence the 'world policy' (Weltpolitik) of Kaiser Wilhelm, Chancellor Bulow, and Admiral Tirpitz. They devised naval propaganda, reshaped Reichstag politics, were involved in colonial and financial reforms, and helped define the debate over war aims in the First World War. Looking closely at German worldwide entanglements, Learning Empire recasts how we interpret German imperialism, the origins of the First World War, and the rise of Nazism, inviting reflection on the challenges of globalization in the current century.
- Contents:
- Frontier empire: the United States
- Island empire: Japan
- World economy: China and Venezuela
- World policy
- The High Seas Fleet and power politics
- National efficiency and the new mercantilism
- Formal and informal empire
- Empire in crisis
- Colonial dreams
- World policy contained
- From world policy to World War
- War aims, peace resolutions, and defeat.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781108483827
- 1108483828
- 9781108705158
- 1108705154
- OCLC:
- 1091236502
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