An Introduction to German Colonial History - now in paperback. Germany - a colonial power? The legend of the timid little wannabe colonial power that behaved more civilized than others is gradually crumbling. And rightly so, as the German Empire exploited colonized countries in Africa, China, and the South Seas just as greedily and violently as other colonial powers.

This book traces German colonialism from its beginnings and provides insights into everyday life in the colonized countries through striking eyewitness accounts and illustrations. Above all, it shows how lasting the effects of German colonialism are felt and why a broad societal engagement with this era is long overdue.

Features: with illustrations.