Explorations and Entanglements
Subtitle: Germans in Pacific Worlds from the Early Modern Period to World War I
Publisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781789200287
Subjects: Germany, relations; Pacific area, foreign relations
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"--