| Description |
xiii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Hoover Institution publications |
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Hoover Institution publication.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- The metropolitan scene -- The machinery of central administration -- Administration in the colonies -- The administrators : an overview -- The armed forces -- The civilians -- Economic sevelopment, 1884-1906 -- Economic reform and its aftermath, 1906-1914 -- The social impact of conquest -- End of empire -- Conclusion -- Appendixes: A. Selected list of German colonial governors and their political affiliations -- B. Selected list of Kolonialdirectoren and Staatssekretäre and their political affiliations -- C. Selected list of Schutztruppenoffiziere who rose to General Officer's rank -- D. The German colonial administration, 1899 and 1913 -- E. Tabulations showing German colonial economy, 1880-1927 |
| Summary |
Although the African colonies played a negligible part in German trade and foreign investment, they were profoundly affected by thirty years of German rule. Brutal and overbearing though many German administrators were, they had substantial achievements to their credit. Among other things, they introduced European technology, medicine, and education in their colonies, and they laid the groundwork for today's states by establishing firm geographic boundaries and building an infrastructure of ports, roads, and railways |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| SUBJECT |
Germany -- Colonies -- Africa.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115147
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| Author |
Duignan, Peter, author
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| LC no. |
76054100 |
| ISBN |
0804709386 |
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