Constructing a German Diaspora: The "Greater German Empire", 1871-1914

by Stefan Manz

Book Overview

This book takes on a global perspective to unravel the complex relationship between Imperial Germany and its diaspora. Around 1900, German-speakers living abroad were tied into global power-political aspirations. They were represented as outposts of a Greater German Empire whose ethnic links had to be preserved for their own and the fatherland's benefits. Did these ideas fall on fertile ground abroad? In the light of extreme social, political,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138282227
• ISBN13: 9781138282223
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"