Nazi Empire German Colonialism and Imperialism from Bismarck to Hitler [Paperback]

Examines the history of Germany from 1871 to 1945 as an expression of the 'tension of empire'.Drawing on recent studies of the links between empire, colonialism, and genocide, Nazi Empire, 1871-1945 examines the history of Germany from 1871 to 1934 as an expression of the less well-known but nonetheless crucial tension of empire, the aspiration to imperialist expansion, and the simultaneous fear of destruction by imperialist rivals.Drawing on recent studies of the links between empire, colonialism, and genocide, Nazi Empire, 1871-1945 examines the history of Germany from 1871 to 1934 as an expression of the less well-known but nonetheless crucial tension of empire, the aspiration to imperialist expansion, and the simultaneous fear of destruction by imperialist rivals.Drawing on recent studies of the links between empire, colonialism, and genocide, Nazi Empire, 1871-1945 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 between 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.Introduction; 1. From imperial consolidation of global ambitions: imperial Germany, 18711914; 2. From dominion to catastrophe: imperial Germany during World War I; 3. From colonizer to 'colonized': the Weimar Republic, 191833; 4. Empire begins at home: the Third Reich, 19339; 5. The Nazi place in the sun: German occupied Europe, 193941; 6. The final solution: total war and genocide, 19415. Recommended. -Choice ...an excellent work that should appeal to anyone interested in the history of Germany in this period and the legacy of imperialism on twentieth-century German history. -l#—