Globalisation and the Nation in Imperial Germany

The process of globalisation in the late nineteenth century had a profound effect on the trajectories of German nationalism. While the existing literature on the subject has largely remained within the confines of national history, Sebastian Conrad uses the example of mobility and labour migration to show to what extent German nationalism was transformed under the auspices of global integration. Among the effects of cross border circulation were the emergence of diasporic nationalism, the racialization of the nation, the implementation of new border regimes, and the hegemony of ideological templates that connected nationalist discourse to global geopolitics. Ranging from the African colonies, China and Brazil to the Polish speaking territories in Eastern Europe, this ground-breaking book demonstrates that the dynamics of German nationalism were not only negotiated in the Kaiserreich but also need to be situated in the broader context of globalisation before the First World War.

Author: Sebastian Conrad
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/11/2010
Pages: 506
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780521177306

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2011

About the Author
Conrad, Sebastian: - Sebastian Conrad is Professor of Modern History at the Free University of Berlin.