Nazi empire : German colonialism and imperialism from Bismarck to Hitler /

Drawing on recent studies of the links between empire, colonialism and genocide, Nazi Empire: German Imperialism and Colonialism from Bismarck to Hitler examines German history from 1871 to 1945 as an expression of the aspiration to imperialist expansion and the simultaneous fear of destruction by r...

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Main Author: Baranowski, Shelley
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Summary:Drawing on recent studies of the links between empire, colonialism and genocide, Nazi Empire: German Imperialism and Colonialism from Bismarck to Hitler examines German history from 1871 to 1945 as an expression of the aspiration to imperialist expansion and the simultaneous fear of destruction by rivals. Acknowledging the important differences among the Second Empire, the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich, Shelley Baranowski nonetheless reveals a common thread: the drama of German imperialist ambitions that embraced ethnic homogeneity over diversity, imperial enlargement over stasis and "living space" as the route to the biological survival of the German Volk.
Physical Description:xii, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780521857390
0521857392
9780521674089 (pbk.)
0521674085 (pbk.)