USA: Oxford University Press, 2004 - 298 p. ISBN10: 0199265100
ISBN13: 9780199265107 (eng)
Carl Peters (1856-1918) ranked among Germany''s most prominent imperialists in the nineteenth century. He became known as the founder of Deutsch-Ostafrika, a region many Germans saw as the pearl of their overseas possessions, and his memory was revered in Nazi Germany. This biography reveals his role in Germany''s colonial expansion.
Carl Peters (1856-1918) ranked among Germany''s most prominent imperialists in the nineteenth century. He became known as the founder of Deutsch-Ostafrika, a region many Germans saw as the pearl of their overseas possessions, and his memory was revered in Nazi Germany. This biography reveals his role in Germany''s colonial expansion.