Publication

2018 - Berghahn Books, Incorporated

Language

English

Word Count

81,000 words, Guess

Page Count

324 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781789200287
  • ISBN-101789200288
  • Library of Congress Control Number2018026353
  • OCLC Control Number1056204452
  • Better World Books9781789200287
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCDU28.1.G3 E97 2019

Description

"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 to develop a more nuanced understanding of the history of Germans in the Pacific. The studies gathered here offer fascinating case studies of German missionary, commercial, scientific, and imperial activity against the backdrop of the Pacific's overlapping cultural circuits and complex oceanic transits"--

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Other Editions

  • Explorations and Entanglements: Germans in Pacific Worlds from the Early Modern Period to World War IBerghahn Books, Incorporated2018-01-01

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