German colonialism : race, the Holocaust, and postwar Germany
More than half a century before the mass executions of the Holocaust, Germany devastated the peoples of southwestern Africa. While colonialism might seem marginal to German history, new scholarship compares these acts to Nazi practices on the Eastern and Western fronts. With some of the most importa...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Langue: | English |
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New York : Columbia University Press,
c2011
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| Sujets: | Imperialism Nationalism World War, 1939-1945 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Racism Continuity Continuity - Political aspects - Germany - History |
| Description matérielle: | Online-Ressource (xxxi, 327 p) |
| Résumé: | More than half a century before the mass executions of the Holocaust, Germany devastated the peoples of southwestern Africa. While colonialism might seem marginal to German history, new scholarship compares these acts to Nazi practices on the Eastern and Western fronts. With some of the most important essays from the past five years exploring the "continuity thesis," this anthology debates the links between German colonialist activities and the behavior of Germany during World War II. Some contributors argue the country's domination of southwestern Africa gave rise to perceptions of racial dif |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Description matérielle: | Online-Ressource (xxxi, 327 p) |
| ISBN: | 9780231149723 0231149727 9780231149730 0231149735 9780231520546 0231520549 |