Nazi empire : German colonialism and imperialism from Bismarck to Hitler / Shelley Baranowski
"Drawing on recent studies of the links between empire, colonialism, and genocide, Nazi Empire: German Imperialism and Colonialism from Bismarck to Hitler examines German history from 1871 to 1945 as an expression of the aspiration to imperialist expansion and the simultaneous fear of destructi...
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| Main Authors: | Baranowski, Shelley (Author) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2011 |
| Edition: | 1. publ |
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| Online Access: | http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/2011-3-123 http://www.sehepunkte.de/2012/09/20614.html Cover Autorenbiografie Verlagsangaben Book review (H-Net) Book review (H-Net) Rezension Rezension |
| Summary: | "Drawing on recent studies of the links between empire, colonialism, and genocide, Nazi Empire: German Imperialism and Colonialism from Bismarck to Hitler examines German history from 1871 to 1945 as an expression of the aspiration to imperialist expansion and the simultaneous fear of destruction by rivals. Acknowledging the important differences among the Second Empire, the Weimar Republic, and the Third Reich, Shelley Baranowski nonetheless reveals a common thread: the drama of German imperialist ambitions that embraced ethnic homogeneity over diversity, imperial enlargement over stasis, and "living space" as the route to the biological survival of the German Volk "-- "Drawing on recent studies of the links between empire, colonialism, and genocide, Nazi Empire: German Imperialism and Colonialism from Bismarck to Hitler examines German history from 1871 to 1945 as an expression of the aspiration to imperialist expansion and the simultaneous fear of destruction by rivals. Acknowledging the important differences among the Second Empire, the Weimar Republic, and the Third Reich, Shelley Baranowski nonetheless reveals a common thread: the drama of German imperialist ambitions that embraced ethnic homogeneity over diversity, imperial enlargement over stasis, and "living space" as the route to the biological survival of the German Volk "-- |
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| Item Description: | Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke |
| Physical Description: | XII, 368 S. Ill., Kt 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780521674089 9780521857390 0521857392 0521674085 |
