Carl Peters and German Imperialism 1856-1918: A Political Biography (Hardcover)

Arne Perras
Clarendon Press
 9780199265107
0-19-926510-0

Carl Peters (1856-1918) ranked among Germany's most prominent imperialists in the nineteenth century. He became known as the founder of Deutsch-Ostafrika, a region many Germans saw as the pearl of their.

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overseas possessions, and his memory was revered in Nazi Germany. This biography reveals his role in Germany's colonial expansion.