Liberal Imperialism in Germany: Expansionism and Nationalism, 1848-1884

by Matthew P. Fitzpatrick

In a work based on new archival, press, and literary sources, the author revises the picture of German imperialism as being the brainchild of a Machiavellian Bismarck or the "conservative revolutionaries" of the twentieth century. Instead, Fitzpatrick argues for the liberal origins of German imperialism, by demonstrating the links between nationalism and expansionism in a study that surveys the half century of imperialist agitation and activity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845455207
• ISBN13: 9781845455200
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"