The Kaiser and the Colonies
Monarchy in the Age of Empire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9397667 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew P Fitzpatrick (0000-0001-6642-2319, Professor of International History, Flinders University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Kaiser and the Colonies (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780192897039.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4221120592 |
| ISBN | 9780192897039 |
| Open Library | OL34801286M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Many have viewed Kaiser Wilhelm II as having personally ruled Germany, dominating its politics and choreographing its ambitious leap to global power. But how accurate is this picture? As this book shows, Wilhelm II was a constitutional monarch like many other crowned heads of Europe. Rather than an expression of Wilhelm II’s personal rule, Germany’s global empire and its Weltpolitik had their origins in the political and economic changes undergone by the nation as German commerce and industry strained to globalize alongside other European nations. More central to Germany’s imperial processes than an emperor who reigned but did not rule were the numerous monarchs around the world with whom the German Empire came into contact. In Africa, Asia and the Pacific, kings, sultans, and other paramount leaders both resisted and accommodated Germany’s ambitions as they charted their own course through the era of European imperialism. The result was often violent suppression, but also complex diplomatic negotiation, attempts at manipulation, and even mutual cooperation. In vivid detail drawn from archival holdings, this book examines the surprisingly muted role played by Wilhelm II in the German Empire and contrasts it with the lively, varied, and innovative responses to German imperialism from monarchs around the world
Ancient history · Economic history · Emperor · Empire · German · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Australian History and Society · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law
| Citations per year | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |