Liberal Imperialism in Germany
Author | : Matthew P. Fitzpatrick |
Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2008-09-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780857450524 |
ISBN-13 | : 0857450522 |
Rating | : 4/5 (522 Downloads) |
Download or read book Liberal Imperialism in Germany written by Matthew P. Fitzpatrick and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a work based on new archival, press, and literary sources, the author revises the picture of German imperialism as being the brainchild of a Machiavellian Bismarck or the "conservative revolutionaries" of the twentieth century. Instead, Fitzpatrick argues for the liberal origins of German imperialism, by demonstrating the links between nationalism and expansionism in a study that surveys the half century of imperialist agitation and activity leading up to the official founding of Germany’s colonial empire in 1884.