The Long Shadow of German Colonialism: Amnesia, Denialism and Revisionism
The Long Shadow of German Colonialism: Amnesia, Denialism and Revisionism
Melber, Henning
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9780197795828, Type: Paperback ,
join & start selling
description
h-largest overseas colonial empire was that of the German Kaiserreich. Yet this fact is little known in Germany and the subject remains virtually absent from most school textbooks.

While debates are now common in France and Britain over the impact of empire on former colonies and colonizing societies, German imperialism has only more recently become a topic of wider public interest. In 2015, the German government belatedly and half-heartedly conceded that the extermination policies carried out over 1904-8 in the settler colony of German South West Africa (now Namibia) qualify as genocide. But the recent invigoration of debate on Germany's colonial past has been hindered by continued amnesia, denialism and a populist right endorsing colonial revisionism. A recent campaign against postcolonial studies sought to denounce and ostracize any serious engagement with the crimes of the imperial age.

Henning Melber presents an overview of German colonial rule and analyses how its legacy has affected and been debated in German society, politics and the media. He also discusses the quotidian experiences of Afro-Germans, the restitution of colonial loot, and how the history of colonialism affects important institutions such as the Humboldt Forum.

reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

The Zombie Chasers #7: World ...

by Kloepfer, John

Paperback /Paperback

$5.24

Bilingual Bright Baby First Words: ...

by Priddy, Roger

Hardcover /Board Books

$4.49

From the River: A guidebook ...

by Booth, Joe

Paperback /Paperback

$11.96

Melee is Broken

by Rappaport, Aj

Paperback /Paperback

$16.65

listens & views

BAND OF HEATHENS

by BAND OF HEATHENS

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$11.99

SHADE (ASIA)

by JONG SHIN,YOON

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$14.99

WINTERWUNDERLAND

by SCHNUFFEL

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$20.99

DU BIST DAS FEUER

by VAIOLETS

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$14.99

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.