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Colonial Geography

Race and Space in German East Africa, 1884-1905

Matthew Unangst author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Published:22nd Jul '22

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Colonial Geography charts changes in conceptions of the relationship between people and landscapes in mainland Tanzania during the German colonial period. In German minds, colonial development would depend on the relationship between East Africans and the landscape. Colonial Geography argues that the most important element in German imperialism was not its violence but its attempts to apply racial thinking to the mastery and control of space.

Utilizing approaches drawn from critical geography, the book argues that the development of a representational space of empire had serious consequences for German colonialism and the population of East Africa. Colonial Geography shows how spatial thinking shaped ideas about race and empire in the period of New Imperialism.

Colonial Geography should be a critical work for any scholar of German imperialism or East Africa.” -- Charlie Thomas, Air Command and Staff College * H-Net Reviews (H-TGS) *

ISBN: 9781487543402

Dimensions: 235mm x 159mm x 25mm

Weight: 640g

360 pages