Water, Sand, Molluscs
Imperial Infrastructures, the Age of Hydrology, and German Colonialism in Swakopmund, Southwest Africa, 1884-1915
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12304116 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Kalb (0009-0003-7520-4286, Department of History and Political Science Bridgewater College 402 East College Street, Bridgewater, VA 22812, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 175-206 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0967-3407 • E-ISSN: 1752-7023 |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3197/096734018x15254461646521 |
| OpenAlex | W2899117702 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
How did nature challenge German colonialism in Southwest Africa? What role did water, sand, and a small mollusc play as Germans tried to establish their first and, in many ways, only settler colony? This paper explores the events surrounding the town of Swakopmund, a small coastal settlement defined as the main entry point (Eingangstür) into German Southwest Africa at the time. As a case study, Swakopmund arguably provides an excellent framework when showcasing the importance of widely underestimated environmental protagonists in the construction of the German Empire; it also underlines the value of incorporating environmental history more broadly into discussions of German colonial fantasies in the age of hydrology
Archaeology · Colonialism · Economic history · Empire · Environmental history · Geography · German · Settlement (finance · Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies · German Colonialism and Identity Studies · History
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |