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Learning empire : globalization and the German quest for world status, 1875-1919 / Erik Grimmer-Solem.

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The First World War marked the end point of a process of German globalization that began in the 1870s, well before Germany acquired a colonial empire or extensive overseas commercial interests. Structured around the figures of five influential economists who shaped the German political landscape, Le...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Grimmer-Solem, Erik (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Germany > Foreign relations > 1871-1918.
Germany > Politics and government > 1871-1918.
Germany > Colonies > History.
Imperialism > History > 19th century.
Imperialism > History > 20th century.
Diplomatic relations.
German colonies.
Imperialism.
Politics and government.
Germany.
1800-1999
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Frontier empire: the United States
  • Island empire: Japan
  • World economy: China and Venezuela
  • World policy
  • The High Seas Fleet and power politics
  • National efficiency and the new mercantilism
  • Formal and informal empire
  • Empire in crisis
  • Colonial dreams
  • World policy contained
  • From world policy to World War
  • War aims, peace resolutions, and defeat.

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