Rivalry in Southern Africa 1893-99: The Transformation of German Colonial Policy

ISBN-13: 9780333695722 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 200 str.

Dr Matthew S. Seligmann

Opis

Seligmann focuses on the development of German policy towards the Transvaal and southern Africa in the 1890s. During this time Germany's flirtation with President Kruger and her confrontational approach to Britain threatened war. How did this come to pass? The author examines the roots of German policy and explores consequent rivalries and tensions. The conclusions show the importance of South Africa to German imperialism and the role it played in widening German imperial ambitions before the First World War.

Spis treści

List of Abbreviations Introduction PART 1: INFLUENCES ON SOUTH AFRICAN POLICY The Official Perspective The Public Perspective The Commercial Perspective PART 2: THE COURSE OF GERMAN SOUTH AFRICAN POLICY The Background to Conflict The Emergence of Conflict, 1893-1896 From Crisis to Disengagement, 1896-1899 Epilogue Conclusion Appendices Endnotes Bibliography Index

O autorze

MATTHEW S. SELIGMANN is Lecturer in Modern World History at Nene College in Northampton.