Explorations and Entanglements: Germans in Pacific Worlds from the Early Modern Period to World War I

by Hartmut Berghoff, Ulrike Strasser, Frank Biess

Traditionally, Germany has been considered a minor player in Pacific history: its presence there was more limited than that of other European nations, and whereas its European rivals established themselves as imperial forces beginning in the early modern era, Germany did not seriously pursue colonialism until the nineteenth century. Yet thanks to recent advances in the field emphasizing transoceanic networks and cultural encounters, it is now possible...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789200288
• ISBN13: 9781789200287
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"