Genocidal Empires. German Colonialism in Africa and the Third Reich

Berlin: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. Good with no dust jacket. 2018. Hardcover. 3631745176 . 382, [ii] pages. Bibliography, index, annex. Octavo. Cream hardcover with brown band, image of 1938 German newspaper. Remains of library sticker top front, interior has two library stamps, otherwise clean and unmarked. Very usable copy. "Between 1904 and 1907, German soldiers, settlers and mercenaries committed mass murder in Africa. Can this be considered the first genocide of the 20th century? Was it a forecast of the Third Reich’s extermination policy in Central and Eastern Europe? This book provides the answer. Based on extensive archival and library research in Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa, Germany and Poland as well as on the most recent and up-to-date jurisprudence of international criminal tribunals, the renowned historian and political scientist Klaus Bachmann paints a new and surprising picture of the events and their legal significance, which many will find disturbing and provocative. It abolishes many well-established interpretations about German colonialism and its alleged links with the Third Reich and provides a new and intriguing contribution to the current post-colonial debate. "; Geschichte – Erinnerung – Politik. Studies In History, Memory And Politics; Vol. 21; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages .