Explorations and Entanglements

Germans in Pacific Worlds from the Early Modern Period to World War I

Hartmut Berghoff, Frank Biess, Ulrike Strasser

• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781805393276, 9781789200287
• eBook ISBN: 9781805394389
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Australian & Oceanian History
• Index: History

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 research into German missionary, commercial, scientific, and imperial activity against the backdrop of the Pacific's overlapping cultural circuits and complex oceanic transits.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: German Histories and Pacific Histories
• Part I.  Missionaries, Explorers, and Knowledge Transfer
• Part II. Expansion, Entanglements, and Colonialism in the Long Nineteenth Century
• Epilogue German Histories and Pacific Histories: New Directions
• Index